Gates Brunet and Hay Goodlooking won the first division of New York Sires Stakes for two-year old colt and gelding pacers in track record time of 1:52.4 at Tioga Downs on Friday evening.
The son of Art Major is owned by Ted Gewertz, Samuel Dotro, and Deb Brunet. The Gates Brunet trainee has won four of his five lifetime starts, with his only loss being at Batavia where he settled for a second-place finish.
The $14,000 yearling acquisition has paid back his dividends to the partnership as he has already banked over $73,000 in 2008. Wheres Waldo used a two-hole trip to finish second, while heavily favoured Spacehill could do no better than third.
The second division went to Diamond Stick Pin and Howard Okusko Jr. with a lifetime best equaling mile of 1:54.4.
The son of Bettors Delight is owned by Conrad Zurich, Edwin Gold and The Purple Haze Stable. Diamond Stick Pin was a $16,000 yearling purchase, and with his second career win in six outings he has increased his bankroll to more than $59,000.
Redneck Outlaw and Jim Morrill Jr. used a front-end effort to take down the third division of the NYSS in 1:55.2.
The son of Totally Western was a $16,500 yearling purchase by MGM Racing Stable, Daniel Altman and K E Ciarpelli. It was the first lifetime victory in five starts for Redneck Outlaw who has already chalked up over $38,000 in earnings.
Dan Cappello Jr. and Very Upset Richie, did just that in the fourth and final division at odds of 34-1. The duo sat a two-hole trip throughout the mile before wiggling out in the stretch to survive a photo finish in 1:54.2.
The homebred son of Art Major is owned by Anatolia Racing Stables Inc. of Hopewell Junction, New York. Roland Mallar trains the pacer, who scored for his first lifetime victory and increased his earnings category to more than $34,000 with the win.
(Tioga Downs)