Tioga Downs plays host to a $121,900 leg of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for three-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday (Sept. 3).
The much-heralded Joviality S (Brian Sears) leads of field of nine filly trotters in the last NYSS leg before next week’s NYSS finals at Tioga Downs. The filly by Chapter Seven is trained by Marcus Melander. She is seven-for-nine as a sophomore. She beat the boys in the MGM Yonkers Trot and finished second in the Hambletonian, getting beat by fellow New York-bred Cool Papa Bell. She has won more $700,000 this season and is north of $1.6 million in her young career.
Her toughest rival will probably be the Tony Alagna-trained Valentina Blu, to be driven by Joe Bongiorno. The filly by Chapter Seven has three wins in six starts this season, with each of her victories in NYSS action. She has won more than $122,000 this season and has amassed more than $480,000 in her career.
The eight-race card starts at 6:15 p.m.
(With files from Tioga Downs)