Trotting colts battle in $114,000 NYSS at Monticello

Monticello, NY— Three-year-old trotting colts battled it out in the New York Sire Stakes for $114,000 in harness racing purses Monday (July 31) afternoon at Monticello Raceway. There were two $57,000 divisions.

The very first race of the day was the first division that saw Chapercraz (Crazy Wow) leave from post one and never had to look back. Cutting fractions of :29.2, :59.2 and 1:27.2, Chapercraz started to pull away by the top of the stretch. In a late valiant effort, the pocket-sitting Cecil Hanover (Mark McDonald) tried to make a race of it, finishing second to Chapercraz by a half a length in 1:56.1. Wild Bill Kelso (Jordan Stratton) was third.

CHAPERCRAZ REPLAY

It was the second straight win and third of the season for Chapercraz, who is trained by Ron Burke for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi

Onion Gum (Chapter Seven) claimed the victory in the 8^th race – second NYSS division – also leading the entire mile.

Some Kinda Crazy took the early lead, with Onion Gum on the outside. Jordan Stratton drove Onion Gum to the front in 29:4 for the opening quarter.

Onion Gum was leading by a length at the half mile, with a time of 1:00:3. Pocket-tripping Some Kinda Crazy followed in second with The Gruffalo pulling out of the three hole. At the three-quarters, they went by in 1:29:4.

Onion Gum took the win at 1:58:2, the third win of the day for Stratton. The Gruffalo came in second, You Got It was third, Some Kinda Crazy in fourth, and Kennebago finished fifth.

ONION GUM REPLAY

Lucas Wallin trains Onion Gum for owners SRF Stable, Order By Stable and Marion Mazza. He paid $4.70 to win.

Racing at Monticello Raceway resumes tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1. Post time is 12:10 p.m. ET.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Nicolle Kain, for Harnesslink