Messenger winner takes another in NYSS

Monticello, N.Y. – Triple Crown Messenger stakes winner Pleaseletmeknow (American Ideal), the heavy 1/9 favorite, did not disappoint his backers this afternoon (July 18) at Monticello as he won one of the two $60,300 divisions of the New York Sire Sakes for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings.

Starting from Post 3 in the eight-horse field, he got away third. Midway down the backside, he tipped to the outside and wrangled the lead from Roll With The Flow just past the opening panel in 27.3.

Once on top, Pleaseletmeknow and Matt Kakaley controlled the tempo with splits of 56.2 and 1:25.4. Roll With The Flow was out at the 5/8 pole, followed by Seven Hundred, but neither could mount a serious threat to the winner as he handily scored a two-length win margin in 1:53.2. He paid just $2.10 t win.

The Messenger Stake winner notched his sixth victory of the year and his third NY Sire Stake triumph. He is trained by Travis Alexander for Fiddlers Creek Stable. Finishing second was Shake It (Jason Bartlett) and Stretch The Line (Marcus Miller) was third. The win for Pleaseletmeknow upped his seasonal earnings tally to $266,927.

PLEASELETMEKNOW REPLAY

In the second heat, also worth $60,300, JD (So Surreal), the Goshen Historic Track all-age record holder, scored in a nearly wire-to-wire performance in 1:54.3- $5.00 for driver Mark McDonald.

The three-year-old is trained by co-owner Ray Schnittker, for fellow owners George Zitone and Melissa Beckwith. It was his third win of the year. Huntanover (Tyler Buter) was second, followed by a hard-charging Blue Collar Man for Dan Daley.

JD REPLAY

Tyler Buter had a pair of winning Excelsior drives aboard Lanjo Lee (So Surreal, 1:54.2 – $2.50) and Bluesville (Huntsville, 1:54.2- $6.50). Other Excelsior winners were Kingsville (Huntsville, Jason Bartlett), scoring in 1:54.1 – $2.50 and Bloodhound (Jordan Stratton) in 1:54.4 – $17.20, a new lifetime record.

Huntsville led all sires with three winning sons on the card.

For complete race results, click here.

by Kimberly Winston, for Monticello Raceway