Winnerup and Livinonthedash proved best Saturday night in the New York Sire Stakes Milt Taylor Trot for three-year-old colts and geldings at Yonkers Raceway.
A pair of $85,250 races comprised the event.
Winnerup (Trond Smedshammer, $5.80), who has been his own worst enemy more than once this season, was a good boy here. From post position No. 5, he worked it out from second-over.
Cavill Hanover (Dan Dube), as the 3-4 favourite, could not stand the prosperity of soft (:28.1; 57.2) fractions. He was rolled over by Lucky Weekend (George Brennan) right around the 1:26.1 three-quarters.
Meanwhile, Winnerup was waiting his turn before taking over. He widened through the lane, whipping his tow by 4-1/4 widening lengths in 1:55.1. Horns for Three (Miller) was third at 116-1, with Whimzical Chapter (Dan Daley)—trapped behind the stopping leader—and Chip Chip Conway (Jason Bartlett) picking off the minors.
For second choice Winnerup, a son of Credit Winner owned by Purple Haze Stables and trained by his driver, it was his fourth win in nine seasonal starts.
The evening’s second sire stakes rendition saw a determined Livinonthedash (Marcus Miller, $2.20) — essentially gifted a win when Winnerup jumped it off the first time this division came here — need no such largesse now.
From post No. 5, he sat out there as maiden Skyway Kon Man (Smedshammer) decided to park everyone. ‘Everyone’ included Jasons Camden (Bartlett) and a three-deep Our White Knight (Jim Marohn, Jr.).
After intervals of :28.2; 56.4 and 1:26.4, the leader tired early in the lane. While this way going on, Livinonthedash went widest and closed fastest.
He defeated an out-the-mile Jasons Camden by a length-and-a-quarter in 1:56.2. Refi (Jordan Stratton), Skyway Con Man and Powerscourt (Mickey McGivern) settled for the small envelopes.
For Livinonthedash, a Muscle Mass colt co-owned by (trainer) Erv Miller, David Prushnok and Tangie Massey, it was his seventh win in a dozen ’19 tries.
Saturday night’s pair of $46,000 Open Handicaps were won by Eye ofa Tiger AS (Bartlett, $54) in a life-best-matching 1:54.2 while The Real One (Pat Lachance, $8.10) in 1:51.3. It was the 50thcareer victory for the veteran.
New York Sire Stakes returns downstate Friday night (Aug. 2nd), with the Frank Becerra Pace for two-year-old fillies.
(Yonkers)