$111,000 NYSS at Tioga Downs

Tioga Downs welcomes two harness racing divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday (July 11).

Splash Blue Chip (Ake Svanstedt) Is the 2-1 morning line favorite in the $56,000 first division of the NYSS. Svanstedt trains the filly by E L Titan. She has a second and a third-place finish in her four starts this season. She has earned nearly $200,000 in her career.

Contested Hanover (Scott Zeron) looks to be her top competition. The filly by Chapter Seven is trained by George Ducharme. She has a second and two thirds in four starts this season.

Iteration (Brian Sears) is the one to beat in the $55,000 second division of the NYSS. After an up and down freshman season the full sister to Gimpanzee is unbeaten in three starts as a 3-year-old including wins in the $150,000 New York New York Mile at Yonkers and the $102,500 Empire Breeders Classic at Vernon Downs.

Iteration (Chapter Seven) is trained by Marcus Melander. She has eight career victories and has earned nearly half a million dollars.

Her main competition appears to be the Joe Holladay trained Sweeping Rainbow (David Miller). She has finished second three times in a row. She was second to Iteration in the New York New York Mile as well as a leg of the NYSS at Vernon Downs.

The filly by Chapter Seven has two wins as well as six second place finishes in her career. The 11-race card starts at 1 p.m. For more information go to www.tiogadowns.com<www.tiogadowns.com>

Tioga Downs offers a $4,000 guaranteed pick four this Sunday during live racing.  This all part of the U.S. Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program

We thank all of our pick-4 players and welcome new players who would like to try their luck.  Post time for this Sunday’s program is 1 p.m.

Here are the free program pages for this Sunday (July 11).  https://bit.ly/3e2w6YU

by John Horne, for Tioga Downs