New York Sire Stakes action will be the feature during Monticello Raceway’s Tuesday, July 12 program, as two-year-old state-bred trotting fillies are all set to strut their stuff.
The card will feature five $21,800 NYSS divisions for the juvenile trotting lasses. There will also be a trio of $15,000 Excelsior ‘A’ races and a lone $6,800 Excelsior ‘B’ dash. Tuesday will be the second stop NYSS start for many of these fillies (the opening leg was held at Buffalo Raceway last week).
John Campbell is scheduled to drive Sunshine Delight (by Credit Winner) for trainer Staffan Lind in Race 2. The $125,000 Credit Winner yearling is coming off a win at the Meadowlands Racetrack in 1:59.2, in which she trotted her last quarter in :28.4. The Tuesday assignment will be her first start over ‘the twice-around’ oval. The powerful George Ducharme stable will be represented in the race by the unbeaten Galloway. The Credit Winner lass is owned by WJ Donavan and will be driven by Chris Lems. Barn Bella (PP2) is also expected to garner attention. The Conway Hall filly is owned by the successful combination of Purple Haze Stables LLC and Steven Pratt.
Two of the Race 4 starters were winners at Buffalo. Mighty Surf will start from the rail with Monticello Raceway’s leading driver, Bruce Aldrich Jr., in tow. Run For Royalty was a dead-heat winner in almost an identical mile of 2:04. Bankette has drawn Post 5 for trainer/driver Jan Johnson and owner Caroline Gerry of Locust Valley, NY.
Cherry Royal Ruby is the morning line favourite for Race 5 by virtue of her back-to-back wins. She romped last week at Buffalo by more than six lengths in 2:02, and closed out her mile with a :28:2 final quarter. The RC Royalty – Nowerland Kristen filly is trained by Dan Daley for owners Cherry Hill Farm and Todd Van Alstyne.
Race 11 showcases a ‘who’s who’ of prominent New York owners and breeders. KJ Stables’ Hotel Royale (RC Royalty) will start from the rail. Purple Haze’s Creditover (Credit Winner) will start from Post 5. Crawford Farms will have John Campbell aboard its Beautiful Bacardi, an RC Royalty filly that will start on the outside Post 7.
In Race 14, Nightflix Hanover (Credit Winner) will look to shed her role as bridesmaid thus far this year for trainer Ray Schnittker. Deli Delight is rounding into form for owner and longtime USTA Director Lon Frocione of Syracuse, NY. His RC Royalty filly will be driven by Mike Simons for trainer Anthony Mondi.
(With files from Monticello Raceway)