A pair of divisions for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters will headline this Friday night's card of racing at Tioga Downs.
The notables are morning-line favourites CrazzyCrazzy (to be driven by Jim Morrill Jr.) and Flyhawk El Durado (Jim Morrill Jr.).
The first division will head to post for the evening's $54,181 fourth race, led by the Casie Coleman-trained CrazzyCrazzy. The two-year old son of Crazed – Striking Vintage is coming off a debut win in the NYSS at Monticello Raceway, which was an easy two-and-a-half length victory in 1:59.1. Jim Morrill also did the steering that day on CrazzyCrazzy and will once again be at the controls.
In the second division ($55,181), Flyhawk El Durado will look for his third straight win of the season. The two-year old son of Conway Hall – El Paso Gal opened his career with a second and a win in NYSS competition for driver, trainer, and co-owner Jimmy Whittemore before being sold privately to Martin Scharf where he now resides in the care of trainer Mark Ford. In his first start for the new connections, Flyhawk El Durado captured the Tompkins-Geers at Tioga Downs in a lifetime best of 1:57.3. Flyhawk El Durado will start from Post 3 in a field of nine in Friday night’s ninth race on the card.
Tioga Downs will also offer five divisions of the NYSS Excelsior Series on Friday night’s 12-race program, which begins with a first-race post time of 6:50 p.m.
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