09/07/2026
New York Sire Stakes finals drawn
from Yonkers Raceway Media
(Chris Tully file photo: AI)
Two- and 3-year-olds are ready to compete in their $300,000 New York Sire Stakes finals as part of a stakes-laden program on Saturday afternoon (September 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and post positions for those events are now set.
Saturday's program, which begins at 11:50 a.m. (EDT), also includes the Grade 1 $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot and two invitationals - the Bob Miecuna Trot and Aria Pace. Those races will be drawn on Tuesday (September 8), but the entrants, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
MGM YONKERS INTERNATIONAL TROT
Antognoni S
Betting Pacer S
Bourbonista S
Diva EK
Gio Cash DE
Ho**er Berry FR
Lexus Kody
Mellby Jinx S
Powwow NO
Super Chapter
ARIA INVITATIONAL PACE
Aye Aye Captain N
Best Chip
Captinhammerhead A
Coaches Corner
Fifth And Five
Go Go Grasshopper
Hemsworth N
Howlenthehills
Mossdale Ben N
Sweet Beach Life
BOB MIECUNA INVITATIONAL TROT
Aetos Kronos S
Ari Ferrari J
Asteroid
Benjamin Hanover
Devilish Hill
My Degenerate
Sir Pinocchio
Southwind Coors
Uncle Rat
Up Your Deo
As for the sire stakes finals, the 2-year-old c**t and gelding trot saw Archon, who won the final prelim at Yonkers on August 31, draw post position five for trainer/driver Dan Daley. He faces the likes of Uncle Rob (post one), Gio's Hope (post six) and Bailey J (post seven), all multiple victors in the legs of the series.
AI (post three) will look to defend his title from 2025 in the 3-year-old c**t and gelding trot but is pitted against a formidable field that includes two from the Ake Svanstedt stable led by Read the Room (post eight) and Chapter Geo J (post six).
Fragment landed the pole position as he looks for his second straight sire stakes crown in the 3-year-old c**t and gelding pace. Cooperstown Boy (post two) has won two straight in the sire stakes and Fearless Partners (post seven) captured a sire stakes leg at Batavia and then won the Empire Breeders Championship over Fragment at Tioga.
Kountry Plunge comes into the sire stakes final for rookie trotting fillies with a four-for-four record and starts from post one. Others in that field to taste NYSS success during the prelims were Jula Florence (post two), Seveallisto (post five) and Chapizzy (post six).
Annie O (post four) and Cowboy Candy (post eight) were the two dominant forces in the 2-year-old pacing filly ranks and are set to face off in their final. Fendilicious (post two), Phast Phyllis (post three) and Huntsvilles Honey (post five) also posted wins in the sire stakes in the opening rounds.
Odds On Monetary (post one) and Savage Cindy (post five) emerged as the leading 3-year-old filly pacers during the regular season, but Liberty Style (post six) is the defending champion for this group and Surreal Spirit (post seven) won two of her last three prelims at Yonkers and Tioga, with the latter coming over Odds On Monetary.
Sharp Seven (post five) has her eyes on back-to-back sire stakes championships in the 3-year-old filly trot, but Who Dares Wins (post four) and Lauren's Chapter (post two) both had multiple victories in the prelims - as did Sharp Seven - and Storybook Love (post eight) comes in off a victory in the Grand Circuit Simcoe Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Last, but certainly not least, are the rookie c**t and gelding pacers. Rose Run Cowboy (post four) is riding a three-race win streak, but this is a deep group where only one of the seven entrants didn't capture at least one win during the NYSS prelims.
The full fields for the New York Sire Stakes finals can be found at the end of this release.
Trainers should be aware that there will be a strict detention policy in place for all New York Sire Stakes races, as well as the MGM Yonkers International Trot, Bob Miecuna Trot and the Aria Pace. The New York Gaming Commission will run the detention barn out of the paddock and the ship-in barn. It opens on Friday, September 11 at 9:50 a.m. (EDT) and closes promptly at 11:50 a.m. If a horse arrives late, they will be scratched.
For Saturday's wagering menu, the Standardbred Owners Association (SOA) of New York is seeding $25,000 in the Pick 5, and the guarantee for that is $100,000. The SOA is also seeding $10,000 in a special $3 minimum Pick 3 that features the Aria, Bob Miecuna, and International Trot and that pool will be guaranteed at $25,000. The guarantees are being done in conjunction with the United States Trotting Association's Strategic Wagering Program.
MGM Yonkers Raceway will have live racing Monday through Thursday and Saturday this week, with Friday (September 11) dark in preparation for the MGM Yonkers International Trot program. Beginning next week, MGM Yonkers Raceway will shift back to its Monday through Friday live schedule with first race post time each night at 6:45 p.m. (EDT).
New York Sire Stakes finals fields:
Two-year-old male trot
1-T Money (post two)-driver TBA-Dan Daley
1A-Archon (post five)-Dan Daley-Dan Daley
2-Uncle Rob (post one)-Andy Miller-Julie Miller
3-Bigtime Chapter-Matt Kakaley-Marcus Melander
4-Celebrity Dubai-Brian Sears-Hunter Oakes
5-Gio's Hope (post six)-Dexter Dunn-Marcus Melander
6-Bailey J (post seven)-Jason Bartlett-Noel Daley
7-Magic Musk (post eight)-Jim Pantaleano-Richard Perfido
Three-year-old male trot
1-Seven Grand (post two)-Brian Sears-Ake Svanstedt
1A-Read The Room (post eight)-Ake Svanstedt-Ake Svanstedt
2-Highway Six (post one)-Jeff Gregory-Jeff Gregory
3-AI-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
4-Sevenato-Trond Smedshammer-Trond Smedshammer
5-Twin B Seven Sins-Andrew McCarthy-Noel Daley
6-Chapter Geo J-Jason Bartlett-Noel Daley
7-Titans Mischief-Matt Kakaley-Bruce Clarke
Three-year-old male pace
1-Fragment-Jason Bartlett-Petter Engblom
2-Cooperstown Boy-Colin Kelly-Jared Bako
3-Knoxville-Tyler Buter-Ray Schnittker
4-Hard To Forget-Matt Kakaley-Travis Alexander
5-Hunting Glory-Ridge Warren-Robert Cleary
6-Unmatched Wisdom-Leon Bailey-Chuck Connor Jr.
7-Fearless Partners-Jordan Stratton-Noel Daley
Two-year-old filly trot
1-Kountry Plunge-Ake Svanstedt-Ake Svanstedt
2-Jula Florence-Tyler Miller-Julie Miller
3-Wavy Xavie-Jeff Gregory-Jeff Gregory
4-Secret Lover-Jason Bartlett-Marcus Melander
5-Seveallisto-Leon Bailey-Jessica Okusko
6-Chapizzy-Matt Kakaley-George Ducharme
7-Anabella-Brett Beckwith-Nancy Takter
Two-year-old filly pace
1-Hurrikane Schmazy-Yannick Gingras-John McDermott
2-Fendilicious-Yannick Gingras-Deborah Daguet
3-Phast Phyllis-Braxten Boyd-Cameron Capone
4-Annie O-Leon Bailey-Andrew Stafford
5-Huntsvilles Honey-Matt Kakaley-George Ducharme
6-Maxina-Todd McCarthy-Ricky Bucci
7-Too Pink To Pass-Lauren Tritton-Shane Tritton
8-Cowboy Candy-Jason Bartlett-Aaron Lambert
Three-year-old filly pace
1-Odds On Monetary-Matt Kakaley-Travis Alexander
2-Two Twenty Swift-Yannick Gingras-Deborah Daguet
3-Hunting Memories-Colin Kelly-Jacob Stillwell
4-Ideal Beauty Queen-Scott Zeron-Jake Huff
5-Savage Cindy-Leon Bailey-Cory Stratton
6-Liberty Style-Jason Bartlett-Andrew Stafford
7-Surreal Spirit-Jeff Gregory-Jeff Gregory
8-Saulsbrook Rolo-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
Three-year-old filly trot
1-Who Dares Wins (post four-Yannick Gingras-Ake Svanstedt
1A-Flying Copper (post six)-Ake Svanstedt-Ake Svanstedt
2-Chant (post one)-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
3-Lauren's Chapter (post two)-Jordan Stratton-Noel Daley
4-Jula Hot To Chill (post three)-Matt Kakaley-Marcus Melander
5-Sharp Seven-Jason Bartlett-George Ducharme
6-R Ro (post seven)-Tyler Buter-John Butenschoen
7-Storybook Love (post eight)-Todd Ratchford-Matt Bax
Two-year-old male pace
1-Bastonata Bluechip-Dexter Dunn-Travis Alexander
2-Beatle Blue Chip-Todd McCarthy-Noel Daley
3-Marie's Jet-Jason Bartlett-Aaron Lambert
4-Rose Run Cowboy-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
5-Primacy Station-Matt Kakaley-Travis Alexander
6-Free Agent-Dexter Dunn-Blake Macintosh
7-Man On A Hunt-Andrew McCarthy-Noel Daley
