A 67-1 shocker by Stretch The Line was followed by 5-1 shot Roll With The Flow winning in a pair of New York Sire Stakes splits for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Tuesday night at Yonkers Raceway.
JD (Mark MacDonald) was the 1-5 favourite in the first $87,000 division, and he would take the lead away from Blue Collar Man (Dan Daley) heading to the :27.3 opening quarter. JD then backed down the half to :56.4, but Lannister Hanover (Pat Lachance) began a first-over move out of third going to that marker, advanced steadily on the rim, and joined JD on the front-end heading to the 1:25 three-quarters. Twin B Deluxe (Jason Bartlett) was behind Lannister
Lannister Hanover and JD continued to duel around the last turn, but JD dug in gamely to repel Lannister
Through the drive JD continued to respond determinedly to MacDonald's encouragement, and weathered the bid of Twin B Deluxe, but Stretch The Line had all the momentum to Twin B Deluxe's outside and hit the wire a head in front of JD in a 1:53.4 mile. Twin B Deluxe had to settle for third.
Stretch The Line is a Huntsville gelding owned by trainer Erv Miller in partnership with Rock And Roll Stable Inc. Stretch The Line, who was bred by Eric Taddeo, won for the sixth time from 16 career starts, has now earned $115,963, and paid $136.50 to win.
In the second $85,500 grouping, Kingsville (Dan Dube) hustled to early command from post four but would be overtaken by Seven Hundred (George Brennan) prior to the :27.1 opening quarter. Seven Hundred kept the tempo lively after hitting the front, reaching the half in :55.3 and the three-quarters in 1:23.3.
Meanwhile, Roll With The Flow (MacDonald) watched the action from fourth but got going first-over in the third quarter, and when he collared Seven Hundred on the last turn, Seven Hundred couldn't fend him off. Roll With The Flow would then kick clear after dispatching Seven Hundred, reaching the wire two lengths ahead of Huntanover (Tyler Buter) in a final time of 1:53 flat. Flip My Chip (Miller) closed from sixth to third in the final quarter.
A gelding by Roll With Joe bred by Winbak Farm, Roll With The Flow is trained by Jessica Fallon for owners Hutt Racing Stable, Middlebrook Racing LP and Blake MacIntosh. Roll With The Flow has compiled a record of 6-5-2 from 21 lifetime tries, and he pushed his bankroll to $126,220. Roll With The Flow returned $12.00 to win.
On the undercard there were two $15,000 New York Excelsior "A" Series tests for sophomore male pacers, and getting the victories were Bluesville (by Huntsville and bred by Fred Hertrich III) in 1:53.2 for driver Tyler Buter, trainer George Ducharme and owner Purple Haze Stables LLC and Shakertown (by American Ideal and bred by Fair Winds Farm) in 1:52.3 for driver Jason Bartlett, trainer Tony Alagna and owners Crawford Farms Racing and Alan Johnston.
Due to those upsets in the New York Sire Stakes events, Tuesday's Pick 5 wager was not hit, leading to a $5,980.43 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence when racing resumes at
The guarantee in the Pick 5 is being offered as part of the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program. The Pick 5, which begins in race five, has a takeout rate of 20 percent.
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