There were two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies contested on Wednesday (Sept. 4) at Saratoga Casino Hotel, and the favourites dominated the action.
Hypnotic Am (Chapter Seven-Daydream Am S-Muscle Hill) has been simply sensational in her juvenile season, and on Wednesday the Marcus Melander trainee remained undefeated.
Hypnotic Am was squaring off against another terrific two-year-old in her $76,750 division of the NYSS. Something had to give as both she and opponent Love A Good Story (who was driven by Andy Miller) came in undefeated.
Hypnotic Am was piloted out to the early lead by Hall of Famer Brian Sears and sizzled through a first half of :56.4 over a track labelled ‘good.’ The fantastic freshman clicked off three quarters in 1:25.3 as she and pocket-sitter Love A Good Story drew away a bit from the rest of the field.
Hypnotic Am appeared to have plenty left in the tank when she hit the line first in 1:54.4 to move her record to six-for-six in her two-year-old campaign.
With her earnings from the win, Hypnotic Am moved her bankroll to over the $270,000 mark, an incredible amount for just a half-dozen career starts. Love A Good Story suffered her first defeat, but was a strong second to the big favourite while Sorprese (Dan Daley) finished third.
Ake Svanstedt’s Seventimesalady (Chapter Seven-Ava Marion-Cantab Hall) continued her strong freshman campaign on Wednesday when she went coast-to-coast in 1:59 over a track that at the time was listed as ‘sloppy.’ As heavily backed as a favourite can be, the 1-9 chalk Seventimesalady enjoyed comfortable fractions on the engine but did get tested a bit in the stretch before securing the fourth win in what was her seventh career start. No Mas Drama (Joe Bongiorno) was the runner-up while Without A Warning (Scott Zeron) finished third.
Live racing will continue on Thursday afternoon with a first post time set for 12 noon.
(Saratoga Casino Hotel)