On Wednesday (Aug. 28), Zero Tolerance, who is the second-richest sophomore filly in all of North America this season, will be competing in the final New York Sire Stakes division for three-year-old pacing fillies at Batavia Downs.
Additionally, Zero Tolerance’s regular reinsman, Hall of Fame driver David Miller, will also be on hand for a rare western New York appearance.
Zero Tolerance (by Heston Blue Chip) has been perfect in NYSS action this year and heads into Wednesday’s race off of a victory in the $232,700 Empire Breeders Classic at Tioga Downs where she paced a lifetime-best 1:50.2 mile. Prior to that, back in June, she finished second in the $300,000 James M. Lynch Memorial at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, where she just got beat less than a length and paced in 1:49.4.
Zero Tolerance is currently the top filly in points (200) and earnings ($149,250) in her NYSS bracket and is also the second richest distaff pacer and sixth richest overall among all three-year-old pacers in North America (with $354,173 on her card this year).
Zero Tolerance drew Post 4 in the five-horse field that will spar for the lion’s share of a $56,500 purse. The Joe Holloway trainee has been assessed as the prohibitive morning line favourite at 2-5.
So Awesome has been installed as the early favourite in the other $55,400 split.
(With files from Batavia Downs)