JD beaten in 67-1 NYSS upset

A 67-1 shocker by Stretch The Line (Huntsville) was followed by 5-1 shot Roll With The Flow (Roll With Joe) winning in a pair of New York Sire Stakes harness racing splits for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Tuesday night (August 9) at Yonkers Raceway.

JD (Mark MacDonald) was the 1-5 favorite in the first $87,000 division, and he would take the lead away from Blue Collar Man (Dan Daley) heading to the 27.3 opening quarter. JD then backed down the half to 56.4, but Lannister Hanover (Pat Lachance) began a first-over move out of third going to that marker, advanced steadily on the rim, and joined JD on the front-end heading to the 1:25 three-quarters. Twin B Deluxe (Jason Bartlett) was behind Lannister Hanover in the second-over position, and Stretch The Line (Marcus Miller) worked out a third-over journey.

Lannister Hanover and JD continued to duel around the last turn, but JD dug in gamely to repel Lannister Hanover’s bid and turned into the lane first. Twin B Deluxe was out and rolling three-wide, though, with Stretch The Line tracking him before being angled out four-wide by Miller in the stretch.

Through the drive JD continued to respond determinedly to MacDonald’s encouragement, and weathered the bid of Twin B Deluxe, but Stretch The Line had all the momentum to Twin B Deluxe’s outside and hit the wire a head in front of JD in a 1:53.4 mile. Twin B Deluxe had to settle for third.

STRETCH THE LINE REPLAY

Stretch The Line is a gelding owned by trainer Erv Miller in partnership with Rock And Roll Stable Inc. Stretch The Line, who was bred by Eric Taddeo, won for the sixth time from 16 career starts, has now earned $115,963, and paid $136.50 to win. The exacta was worth $330.50 and the trifecta kicked back $2,575.00.

In the second $85,500 grouping, Kingsville (Dan Dube) hustled to early command from post four but would be overtaken by Seven Hundred (George Brennan) prior to the 27.1 opening quarter. Seven Hundred kept the tempo lively after hitting the front, reaching the half in 55.3 and the three-quarters in 1:23.3.

Meanwhile, Roll With The Flow (MacDonald) watched the action from fourth but got going first-over in the third quarter, and when he collared Seven Hundred on the last turn, Seven Hundred couldn’t fend him off. Roll With The Flow would then kick clear after dispatching Seven Hundred, reaching the wire two lengths ahead of Huntanover (Tyler Buter) in a final time of 1:53 flat. Flip My Chip (Miller) closed from sixth to third in the final quarter.

ROLL WITH THE FLOW REPLAY

A gelding bred by Winbak Farm, Roll With The Flow is trained by Jessica Fallon for owners Hutt Racing Stable, Middlebrook Racing L.P., and Blake MacIntosh. Roll With The Flow has compiled a record of 6-5-2 from 21 lifetime tries, and he pushed his bankroll to $126,220. Roll With The Flow returned $12.00 to win and keyed a $39.60 exacta and a $431.00 trifecta.

On the undercard there were two $15,000 New York Excelsior “A” Series tests for sophomore male pacers, and getting the victories were Bluesville (by Huntsville and bred by Fred Hertrich III) in 1:53.2 for driver Tyler Buter, trainer George Ducharme, and owner Purple Haze Stables LLC., and Shakertown (by American Ideal and bred by Fair Winds Farm) in 1:52.3 for driver Jason Bartlett, trainer Tony Alagna, and owners Crawford Farms Racing and Alan Johnston.

Due to those upsets in the New York Sire Stakes events, Tuesday’s Pick 5 wager was not hit, leading to a $5,980.43 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence when racing resumes at Yonkers on Thursday night (August 11).

The guarantee in the Pick 5 is being offered as part of the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program. Free past performances for the Pick 5, courtesy of TrackMaster, will be available here. The Pick 5, which begins in race five, has a takeout rate of 20 percent.

Yonkers will welcome the New York Sire Stakes circuit back to Westchester on August 23 when the 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters compete in their sixth preliminary leg.

Live racing at Yonkers is currently being held on a Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday schedule with post time at 6:55 p.m.

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From Yonkers Raceway