Tioga Downs plays host to the W.N. Reynolds Memorial races for freshman trotters and pacers on Sunday (August 25).
The Blake Macintosh-trained Groovy Joe (Matt Kakaley) is the 7-5 morning line choice in the $38,600 first division of "The Solicitor" for two-year-old pacing colts & geldings. The two-year-old colt by Roll With Joe-Chotat Milk is owned by Macintosh and Hutt Racing Stable. He has won five legs of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) this season in seven starts.
In the $38,650 second division of "The Solicitor" the 6-5 morning line favourite is Freedom Warrior (David Miller). The two-year-old gelding by American Ideal-Chief Karen is owned by Forrest Bartlett and trained by Kevin Lare. He has won twice in six career starts. His victories were NYSS wins at Yonkers and Vernon Downs.
The 2-1 morning line choice in the $62,400 "The Judge Moore" for freshmen trotting colts & geldings is Back Of The Neck (Mattias Melander). Marcus Melander trains the two-year-old colt by Ready Cash-Big Barb for owners Howard Taylor, Order By Stable, and Judith Taylor. His lone win in three career starts came in the Kindergarten series at The Meadowlands.
The Ake Svanstedt-trained entry of Winter Olympics (Ake Svanstedt) and Common Sense S (Jim Morrill Jr.) are the morning line even-money favourites in the $56,000 "The Meda" for two-year-old trotting fillies. Owned by Svanstedt, Winter Olympics (Muscle Mass-Olympic Dreams) is one for two in her career with a win in the Ontario Sires Stakes at Mohawk. Common Sense S (Trixton-Opportunity) is owned by Svanstedt and S R F Stable. She owns two wins in five career starts including a win last time out in a Tompkins Memorial race at Tioga.
The $49,600 "The Lorraine" for two-year-old pacing fillies will be a non-betting race. The only filly with a win so far in the four-horse field is the Nik Drennan-trained AP Emilys Dance (Andy Miller). AP Emilys Dance (A Rocknroll Dance-Emily Car) is owned by Joe Davino, Anthony Perretti Farm, and the Drennan Stable. She is one for two lifetime.
The 11-race card (plus non-betting race) will start at 1:00 p.m.
(Tioga)