BJMs Lil Man ($2.40) stood tall in the $145,616 New York Sire Stakes for the two-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 17) with a hard fought 1-1/4 length victory over Low Inside in 1:59.4 over the fast track.
After romping to a 10-length victory in the Excelsior Series at Vernon Downs on July 4, BJMs Lil Man jumped back into the New York Sire Stakes.
Banksy Monkey and Karinchak each broke stride behind the starting gate, thus leaving just five gentlemen to battle it out the rest of the way.
Low Inside (Dan Daley) got the early lead but saw that wiped away as BJMs Lil Man (Tyler Buter) quickly marched back to the top. With fractions of :29.3, 1:00 and 1:30.1, things were about to get interesting down the stretch for BJMs Lil Man.
Security Code S (Niko Karna) was first over and was on even terms with BJMs Lil Man turning for home. Low Inside was sitting in the pocket and went inside, making a move toward the lead as well. But midway down the long stretch, BJMs Lil Man found a final burst of energy and managed to give himself some daylight hitting the finish line, beating Low Inside while Security Code S had to settle for third.
Owned by Joseph Meaney and trained by John Berger, the win was the second victory in three starts for BJMs Lil Man (Devious Man-Vixen). The win improved his seasonal earnings to $86,507.
In the $27,397 Excelsior Series for the freshmen trotters, Logo (John MacDonald) held back Doctor Strange (John Stark Jr.) by 2-1/2 lengths. He covered the mile in 2:01.2 and returned $5.50 for the triumph.
The second division saw Cheques In Limbo (Kevin Cummings) score a popular $3.00 victory in defeating Chapamando (MacDonald) by 1-1/2 lengths in 2:03.3.
The final weekend of live action at Buffalo Raceway begins on Friday with a 10-race card set for 2:30 p.m. The Pick 5 has a $381 carryover starting in the second race. There's 10 more events scheduled for Saturday evening at 6 p.m. while the track has added this Sunday (July 21) to the calendar with a special 12 noon post.
(Buffalo Raceway)