Freshman Fillies Star In NYSF Stakes

Published: August 13, 2011 05:00 pm EDT

New York’s future standardbred stars were on display at Vernon Downs again on Friday night, competing in State Fair match-ups for two-year-old filly trotters and freshmen female pacers that totaled $192,926 in prize money

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Win Missy B opened Friday’s 12-race program with a front-striding 1:57.2 victory that proved to be the fastest mile of the season locally by a first-year filly trotter. Trainer Charlie Norris did the teaming for owner Robert J. Key as the homebred bay daughter of Conway Hall-Winning Missbrenda earned her second win in five starts.

Brownsville Bomber delivered a fast-closing 1:53.1 triumph in Friday’s third race that stands as Vernon’s quickest mile by a two-year-old filly pacer after 50 programs. Fern Paquet, Jr. drove for trainer Edward Hart as the bay daughter of American Ideal-Cantors Daughter secured a fresh speed mark and her second victory in five starts. Joseph Betro, Ian Behar and the Kristie Leigh Farm share ownership of the speedy distaffer, who also won a division of the Tompkins-Geer Stake in 1:54.3 at Tioga Downs on July 15.

Friday’s other divisional winners in the $90,330 NY State Fair female trot were Montana Skies (Conway Hall-Montana Maple) in a 1:59 maiden-breaking performance with Jason Bartlett catch-driving for trainer Trond Smedshammer and owners Robert Feldman and the American Viking Racing Stable; Zanna Royal (RC Royalty-Zanns Fan) in 1:59.1 for trainer/driver Dan Daley and the Albert and Michelle Crawford, Ann-Mari Daley (Dan’s wife) and Richard Lombardo ownership contingent; Lima Playmate (Credit Winner-Pacific Legacy) in 1:59.1 with trainer/part-owner Ray Schnittker driving for his client, the Lima Playmate Stable; Barbara Goldstein (Conway Hall-Amaris Hanover) in a life’s best 1:59.1 with conditioner Kim Crawford doing the chauffeuring for owner Steven Goldstein, and Starglow Hall (Conway Hall-Smilin Matty) in 2:01.4 with Bartlett sitting in for trainer Chris Ryder and his ownership partners Max Wernick, Terry and Clarence Devos.

Divisional winners in the $102,596 NY State Fair filly pace also included JK Cracklin Rosie (American Ideal-J K On Broadway) in a career-best 1:54.4 with Bartlett steering for trainer Linda Toscano and the 3 Brothers Stable; Ryder Blue Chip (Art Major-Casino Miss) in 1:55.3 with Marcus Johansson sitting in for trainer Tony Alagna and the Louis Willinger, Aaron Waxman, Mystical Marker Farms and the Odds On Racing Stable ownership group; and Centralia Hanover (Art Major-Calgary Hanover) in a life’s best 1:55.4 with Steve Smith sitting in for trainer Mark Harder and owners Rick Phillips and the W Springtime Racing Stable.

Centralia Hanover now sports four straight scores in NY Sires Stakes races, while Barbara Goldstein has collected three consecutive NYSS tallies.

The Howard Stable’s Grey Ice posted a personal best 1:55.2 clocking while winning Friday’s $10,000 Open-1 Trot with Paquet, Jr. doing the sulky-sitting for trainer Guy Howard.

(Vernon Downs)

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