Check Me Out won the $18,000 Open Trot over a track listed 'good', against older male trotters, and did it with post position nine on Friday night at Tioga Downs.
Tim Tetrick shuffled the O'Brien Award winning filly out of the gate and tucked in fourth as John Campbell and Opening Night led the field of nine through an opening quarter in :27-seconds.
The field raced in straight alignment by a half in :55.2 before Corey Braden pulled Tacs Delight from third down the backside giving Check Me Out live cover by three-quarters in 1:24.2.
Around the final turn, Check Me Out had plenty of trot left and was tipped three-high off of the tiring Tacs Delight to ease by the leaders in the stretch and win by half a length in 1:54. The mile established a new track record for three-year-old trotting fillies erasing the previous mark held by Cant Have My Moni of 1:54.2 from earlier this year.
Scorpion Moon (Jim Morrill Jr.) shook loose late to get second, while Opening Night (John Campbell) hung on for third.
Check Me Out scored for the 10th time in 12 seasonal starts for trainer Ray Schnittker, who owns the daughter of Donato Hanover and Illusion Bi in partnership with Charles Iannazzo.
Three divisions of New York Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies also highlighted the rain soaked Friday night card with You Want Me turning in an impressive track record performance. Tetrick did the driving for trainer Paul Kelley as the Credit Winner–Annette Hanover filly broke Check Me Out’s track record from last year with a 1:55.2 performance. The win was the fourth in eight career outings for You Want Me, who increased her seasonal earnings to more than $108,000 for the partnership of Kelley Racing Stable and William Weaver III.
Also capturing divisions of the NYSS on Friday night were: Barn Babe (John Cummings Jr.) in 1:58 and Lola De Vie (Jim Morrill Jr.) in 2:00.4.
Tioga Downs wraps up its 2012 racing season on Saturday, September 15 with a post time of 6 p.m. and fireworks immediately following live racing.
(With files from Tioga Downs)