Crazy Wow impressive in Dick McGuire Trot

The harness racing meeting at Yonkers Raceway on Monday night hosted the $163,874 New York Sire Stakes Dick McGuire Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings.

The event, honoring the memory of a popular New York Knickerbocker (and avid horseplayer), produced a pair of popular parimutuel winners, with members of the McGuire family making the presentations.

The opening ($81,187) division was, in the words of driver Yannick Gingras, "a walk in the park" for Crazy Wow ($2.10).

Leaving from post position No. 2, last season's statebred fresh champ stuffed second choice Apostle's Creed (Dan Dube) in behind, then waltzed through intervals of :28.3, :57.3, 1:27 and 1:56

The final margin was five lengths, with Maestro Blue Chip (Trond Smedshammer) closing for second and "Apostle" third.

For Crazy Wow, a son of Crazed trained by Ron Burke for co-owners Our Horse Cents, JT45 and J&T Silva Stables & Deo Volente Farms, it was his fourth win in eight seasonal starts.

The exacta paid $15.20, with triple wagering cancelled due to the short (five-horse) field.

Monday night's second ($82,687) event saw Smedshammer and Buen Camino ($3.20) also run away and hide.

In play from post No. 6, he worked around Royal Deceptor (Mickey McGivern), with subsections of :29.1, :59, 1:28.3 and 1:56.2.

This margin was four lengths, with Home'n Dry (Brian Sears) snapping Royal Deceptor for second.

For Buen Camino, a Cash Hall gelding trained by his driver for owner Purple Haze Stables LLC, he's now 2-for-5 this season.

The exacta paid $27.20, with the triple returning $66.50.

"He's been battling sickness for a while, but as long as he can stay away from Habitat and Crazy Wow, he can go with the rest of them," Smedshammer said.

Frank Drucker