Yonkers Raceway Monday night hosted the New York Sire Stakes Joe Goldstein Trot for three-year-old fillies.
A pair of divisions - worth $109,500 and $111,500, respectively - attracted a baker’s dozen worth of participants (actually, a regular dozen after a second-event scratch).
The opening statebred six-pack proved a very good time for Cutup Hanover (Jeff Gregory, $25.80) to break her maiden. ‘Break’ had been the operative word for Cutup Hanover, who has now alternated flat miles and misbehaves over her last seven tries.
Here, from post position two, she was alone through intervals of :29.3, :59.3, 1:28.2 and 1:57.1. Second - beaten four lengths - was a loosely-pocketed Beauty Of Gray (Jim Meittinis), who held off 6-5 favourite Avalicious (Jim Morrill, Jr.).
For fifth choice Cutup Hanover, an unraced-at-two daughter of Crazed trained by Chris Ryder for owner Golden Gate Stable, it took 10 seasonal/career starts to get her picture taken.
“We’ve had a lot of issues with her, just tinkering with some things,” Ryder said. “I changed some of her equipment and shoeing - mainly shoeing - and we’re finally seeing some results.”
Monday night’s second NYSS event was, as advertised, a handy win by division-dominating Market Rally (Morrill, Jr., $2.10). Away third from post four, last season’s champion watched Driving Miss Crazy (Gates Brunet) and Flyhawk Falina (George Brennan) had their moments in the sun (though it was night time) after fractions of :28.3 and :57.4. It was go time soon after for Market Rally, who went up and over Driving Miss Crazy well before a 1:27.2 three-quarters.
From there, she opened 2-3/4 lengths into the lane before winning by a wrapped-up 2-1/4 lengths in 1:56.4. Annies List (Tyler Buter) was second, with Maud Blue Chip (Brian Sears) third.
For Market Rally, a daughter of Cash Hall, she’s 5-for-9 this season (5-for-5 since adding Lasix) for co-owners (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Panhellenic Stable.
“I shut her down once I made the lead,” was Morrill’s succinct version of another succinct victory.
(Yonkers Raceway)