Joviality S heads $121,900 NYSS Saturday

Tioga Downs plays host to a $121,900 leg of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old harness racing trotting fillies on Saturday (September 3).

The much-heralded Joviality S (Chapter Seven) and driver Brian Sears leads of field of nine filly trotters in the last NYSS leg before next week’s NYSS finals at Tioga Downs.  The filly is trained by Marcus Melander.  She is seven for nine as a sophomore.  She beat the boys in the MGM Yonkers Trot and finished second in the Hambletonian getting beat by fellow NY bred Cool Papa Bell.  She has won over $700,000 this season and is north of $1,600,000 in her young career.

Her toughest rival will probably be the Tony Alagna trained Valentina Blu (Joe Bongiorno).  The filly by Chapter Seven has three wins in six starts this season.  She has won over $336,000 this season and has amassed over $458,000 in her career.

The 8-race card starts at 6:15.

For Saturday’s race entries, click here.

by John Horne, for Tioga Down