July opens with colt
trotters The July 1 $356,456 New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) for soph colts
and geldings offers a quartet of contests at the New York half-mile track.
The opening ($89,914) division includes Tirade Hanover, a
winner earlier this season in his Empire Breeders Classic elim at Vernon. He is
one of six non-eligibles going for the big purse. The two in play for Hambo
action are Order By Keeper and our choice, Pine Credit.
The second ($88,314) NYSS field finds one eligible, our
choice, Explosive Action, in the mix with top-rated West Side Story. That one
comes from off a big win at Georgian Downs.
Monday's third ($88,314) state-bred event is led by Modest
Prince , the Linda Toscano-trained colt who has hit the board in four of his
five soph starts, winning for the first time this season at 50-1 in a Simpson
at the Meadowlands. Against the locals here, Modest Prince is a no-brainer
choice.
The final ($89,914) NYSS mile July 1 features red-hot
eligible Jurgen Hanover, who started the season with seven wins in a row before
failing in his elim for the Earl J. Beal Memorial at Pocono. Three other
eligibles take to the cause: Prove Up, Twisted Pretzel and Jacks To Open. We
will stick with Jurgen Hanover (perhaps a small trifecta with the three
eligibles behind him?).
The Hambletonian Society has owned and serviced the Hambletonian since its inception in 1926 and presents the 88th edition at the Meadowlands, where it has been staged since 1981, There are no supplemental entries permitted in the Hambletonian and Oaks, nor are participants allowed to race on Lasix or Butazolidin. Along with the four juvenile Breeders Cup races for thoroughbreds, they are the only events in North American horse racing that prohibit the use of any race-day medication.
Keep watching this blog for updates and races involving eligibles through July and for live coverage from TwinSpires on Hambletonian day. Read race results at the special section archived at the Hambletonian Society web site.
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