Downstate New York Sire Stakes action continued Tuesday night, with Yonkers Raceway entertaining the $278,050 New Rochelle Trot for three-year-old fillies
. Five divisions went postward.
Defending state-bred champion Munis Blue Chip (Ray Schnittker) did nothing to ruin the resume, toying with the competition in the $56,419 second event in as-she-pleased fashion.
Leaving from post position two at two bits on the dollar, Munis Blue Chip took it to the house by 4-3/4 lengths in 1:59.3. Sweetspellosuccess (Jason Bartlett) left well from her outside impost, but could do nothing with the victress. Lindys Prom Queen (Dave Pinkney, Jr.) was third.
Munis Blue Chip, a daughter of Credit Winner co-owned by (trainer) Schnittker, Arnold, Silva and Blue Chip Bloodstock, returned $2.50 for her fourth win in nine seasonal starts (9-for-20 lifetime).
"She just wants to do her job," Schnittker said. "We thought about putting in the (Hambletonian) Oaks, but decided to keep her in the sire stakes program instead. I think she'd have won the Hudson (Filly Trot) if we had the trip the winner (Spicy Wings) had. She wound up second there, but she's easily as good any anything in this state."
The $55,410 opening division was won by people's choice Upside Blue Chip (Phil Fluet), who eased out of the pocket and held off a closing My Winning Way K (Jordan Stratton) by a half-length in 2:00. L Dees Maggie (Bartlett) was third.
Upside Blue Chip, a daughter of Dream Vacation co-owned by (trainer) Fluet and Tom Vassiliou, returned $3.90 for her third win (with three seconds and three thirds) in nine '10 tries.
Tuesday evening's final ($55,410) sire stakes soiree went to a resurgent Show Your Lindys (Frode Fladen), who pulled from third and was able to get the better of pacesetting Tuesdays With Mom (Jeff Gregory) and pocket-sitting Dream Slate (Bartlett). The trio hit the line together in 2:00.4, with margins of a nose and a neck, respectively.
For Show You Lindys, a Dream Vacation miss trained by Tony Montini for co-owners Kjell Andersen and Troy Mollohan, she returned $12 for her second win (seasonal best) in nine seasonal starts.
"She's a good, small-track filly," Fladen said. ""She was in a tough place in the Hudson (finished fifth), but she always tries. I would think she'd stay with the sire stakes for the rest of the season."
The other NYSS events, each worth $55,410, went to Windemerealfiredup (2:00.1) and Frosty Flirt (1:59).
(Yonkers Raceway)