A total of 37 horses have been drawn into five divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for two-year-old filly trotters on Wednesday night (June 29) at Buffalo Raceway, and only four of the horses have made pari-mutuel starts at this point.
Deweycheatumnhowe leads the way, as nine of his offspring will head to the starting gate (RC Royalty has seven, while Conway Hall and Chapter Seven each have five).
The first division will feature Creditover (Credit Winner-Andover The Top) who was a $95,000 purchase at the 2015 Lexington Sale. Trond Smedshammer is the trainer/driver of Creditover for owner The Purple Haze Stable.
A couple of high-priced trotters will collide in the second division, as Heels On Wheels (Conway Hall-Go Go Dancer), a $75,000 buy at Lexington, will go against Chapter Too (Chapter Seven-Wood Blue Chip), who was a $50,000 purchase at the Harrisburg Sale.
The most competitive leg looks to be the third division, as Royal Pinot (RC Royalty-Graduation Party), a $55,000 selection at the Morrisville Sale, will have to contend with the likes of Chapter Heaven (Chapter Seven-Southwind Angel) and Blurred (Chapter Seven-Blur), who were each $42,000 choices at the Harrisburg and Lexington Sales, respectively.
There have been six track standards lowered at Buffalo Raceway this season, and with ideal conditions expected, the two-year-old filly trotting mark of 2:00.2 set by Munis Blue Chip back in 2009 could definitely be in jeopardy.
There will be a non-wagering Excelsior Series ‘B’ race that will be contested at 4:30 p.m. The pari-mutuel program that will feature 12 races, including a pair of $15,000 Excelsior ‘A’ Series events, will begin at 5 p.m.
(With files from Buffalo Raceway)