NYSS makes 2024 debut at Monticello Monday

Monticello, NY (May 31, 2024) – On Monday June 3^rd, the New York Sire Stakes roll into town to make their 2024 harness racing debut at Monticello Raceway with three-Year-Old Trotting Colts taking center stage.

The nine-race card features two divisions of Sire Stakes, each spilt for $59,000 and three heats of the Excelsior Stakes, with each dash racing for a purse of $20,000, total purses for the day are over $200,000.

The first split of Sire Stakes is a seven-horse contest, Keep Asking (Chapter Seven) with driver Tyler Buter from the rail has been installed the morning line favorite for trainer George Ducharme. He fienished fourth last start out in this company Inflation (Chapter Seven) from post 4) is moving up in class after a win last week at Vernon Downs in the Excelsior class where he scored in 1:53.4, Jordan Stratton will drive the Lucas Wallin trainee.

Thinker Money, a $500,000 yearling acquisition drew post five for trainer Marcus Melander, she was third last week at Vernon. She is a full sister to three-time Breeders Crown Winner, Gimpanzee, a winner of $2,701.075 in his illustrious career. Purple Haze Stables send forth their Chaplind (PP3) with Tyler Buter at the helm, last year he was a winner of $172,303 for trainer George Ducharme.

Race eight is the second spilt worth $58,100 with six starters, Sir Pinocchio (Mets Hall) from the rail with Jason Bartlett in the bike is the early favorite. He finished second in Sire Stakes competition in his last start at Vernon Downs, earlier in the month he won the prestigious $134,900 Dexter Cup for trainer Ed Hart. He is owned by Carolyn Atherton of Scarsdale, NY. Crazy Brother Jim (PP2) with Jim Marohn Jr. in the bike, he took his two-year-old record last year at Monticello. The co-favorite is Fly By (Chapter Seven) from post seven with Scott Zeron in the bike for trainer Tony Alagna.

The Excelsior Series has 2-7 horse fields and one heat with seven starters, Mighty Deo from the rail with Scott Zeron in the bike is the favorite in his race after finishing second last start at Vernon to Inflation in 1:54.

In the second heat, Pepper Wow (Crazy Wow) from post 5 and is currently fifth in the point standings, he will be driven by Ivan Davies. Fringed (Crazy Wow) with driver Dan Daley from the rail is the morning line favorite and he is dropping in class, a winner of two straight before making a miscue in his last effort.

Rounding out the card is race six, the final dash of Excelsior’s, Claude Huckabone III has an entry with Dynamic One (J. Stratton) from the rail and Seven Minute Abs (PP4) who will be driven by Huckabone. Jacks Boy was a winner in the same class at Vernon, he is trained by Joe Sansone and will be driven by Marcus Miller.

From Monticello Raceway