Final Sire Stakes of the season at Monticello

Monticello, NY – On Monday August 24, the curtain falls on the 2026 New York Sire Stakes harness racing season at Monticello Raceway when 3-Year-Old Trotting Colts close out the season. there will be 2 dashes of Sires Stakes, each split is worth $58.000 and 1 division of the $20,000 Excelsior Stakes.

The first Sire Stake contest cared as race 6 is a short 4 horse field that features the divisional leader, Read The Room who will score from post position 5 for driver – trainer Ake Svanstedt, the son of Chapter Seven – Debra Hall is a 3-time Sire Stakes winner with scores at Saratoga, Buffalo and Tioga Downs, with seasonal earnings of $141,601. Sevenato (PP3) won the first Sires Stakes of the year at Vernon Downs in 1:54 where he took her lifetime record. Purple Haze owns the daughter of Chaper Seven – Tango Donato and is trained by Trond Smedshammer.

The second heat is a 5 horse affair, the consistent Highway Six will start from post 4 for trainer – driver Jeff Gregory, the offspring of Mets Hall has 1 wins, 2 seconds and a third place finished in Sire Stakes Competition and has banked $85,955, Seven Grand will start from the rail, he took her lifetime record in her last outing in the class in 1:55.3 in his lone win of the year.  Seven Grand from the rail was a victor in his last start in this class with a score of 1:55.3 at Saratoga where she earned her speed bade of 1:55.3. Ake Svanstedt trains and drives the offspring of Chapter Seven– My Abigail. Titans Mischief is seeking his first win of the year, last season he was a 3-time winner and earned $317,212. This season he has a pair of place finishes for trainer Bruce Clarke, Matt Kakaley will handle the driver assignment.

In Excelsior action, the divisional leader Flex Up) will start from the rail, the son of Chapter Seven – Fade Into You has scored 5 wins in her last 6 starts for Team Miller, he has earned Sire Stake Blankets from Saratoga, Yonkers, Goshen, Tioga and Vernon Downs and earnings of $67,385 and will be driven by Andy Miller, the $110, 000 yearling purchase was bred by Crawford Farms. Chapter of Life (PP4) was a winner in this class in his last effort at Saratoga in 1:58, she will be driven by Leon Baily.

Post time for the 9-race card is 12:10.

For complete race entries, click here: US Trotting entries

From Monticello Raceway