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Monticello, N.Y. – When Race Secretary Eric Warner opened the overflowing box for two-year-old filly trotters, there was no shortage of harness racing entries for Monday’s (Aug. 14) races at Monticello, with a total of 36. When he put the card together, he had three divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS), worth $34,200, and four Excelsior […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) harness racing season at the Mighty M has just three legs remaining. On Monday, August 7, the three-year-old trotting fillies roll into town with two splits of NYSS worth $60,000 each and two dashes of $20,000 Excelsior stakes. Gigi Hanover (PP2) has been taking on the […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The three-year-old trotting colts come to Monticello Raceway on Monday, July 31 for two heats of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) and three dashes of the Excelsior series, all competing for $154,000 in harness racing purse money. Trainer Ron Burke has a pair of entries in the first heat, worth $57,000. Chapercraz (Crazy Wow) was a […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Monticello Raceway featured the harness racing cream of the crop of New York State’s top three-year-old pacing colts on Monday, July 24. The afternoon almost saw a track record, great betting pools and a temperamental teletimer. Prior to the first heat of the New York Sire Stakes, the clouds opened up and doused […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The “glamour division” three-year-old pacing colts will visit Monticello Raceway on Monday, July 24. The eight-race harness racing card features two divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS), with each split racing for $60,300, and three heats of the Excelsior Series, with each dash worth $20,000. On the line is over $180,000 in […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Jordan Stratton and Matt Kakaley each notched three driving wins at Monticello Raceway on Monday, July 3, with Bronx Barista and Sea Pearl posting impressive wins. The betting public wagered $598,612 on the 11-race card, which featured four divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) and four heats of the Excelsior series, racing for over $180,000 in purses. The first of […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The entry box was overflowing at Monticello Raceway when Race Secretary Eric Warner drew for the two-year-old harness racing pacing fillies for the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) on Monday, July 3. When the dust settled, he had four heats of Sire Stakes, with each split racing for a purse of $26,250, […]
Monticello, N.Y. – It’s only fitting that Jim Devaux set a major harness racing career milestone at Monticello Raceway, where it all began for the 56-year-old in 1990. He’s come a long way since his first year, where he had just three starts and earnings of only $496. On Wednesday, June 27, he won his […]
Monticello, N.Y. – All of the hype throughout the winter and spring will become a reality Monday (June 26) at Monticello Raceway, when this year’s freshman crop of harness racing pacing colts makes their pari-mutuel debut. They will compete for more than $140,000 in purses, with many of the sidewinders making their first start on a […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) kicked off its 2023 season at Monticello Raceway Monday (June 19) afternoon with the Three-Year-Old Pacing Fillies taking center stage. The nine-race card featured three divisions of Sire Stakes, with each split worth $38,533, and three heats of the Excelsior Series, racing for $20,000 per division. For […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The 2023 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) makes its first stop at Monticello Raceway on Monday, June 19, when the three-year-old harness racing pacing fillies take the stage, racing for over $172,000 in purses. The nine-race program features three NYSS races, with each split worth $37,833, and three divisions of the Excelsior Series, […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) and harness racing’s Catskill Amateur Drivers Club made their annual donation to the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless today at Monticello Raceway. Horsemen Alan Schwartz of the NAADA, a Marine veteran, and Jerry Fielding of the Catskill Amateur Drivers Club, an Army veteran, presented Cathy […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Monticello Raceway is hosting the Great Britain vs. America Friendship Competition as part of the ongoing GSY Amateur Series on Thursday, November 3. The harness racing amateurs will compete in two races, carded as races 5 and 7. The competition will honor the memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II, an avid lover […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Monday afternoon (Aug. 22) was the curtain call for the conclusion of New York Sire Stakes at Monticello Raceway, which saved the best for last as Hurrikane Hunter (Huntsville) came from off the pace to score in a track record equaling mile of 1:54.2. He tied the record Forrest Blu set last season […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The New York Sires Stakes season is entering the homestretch and Monday afternoon (Aug. 15) at Monticello Raceway was the sixth leg of the eight-leg series for three-year-old trotting fillies. The afternoon featured two legs of NYSS action, with each race vying for a purse of $57,000. In A Tiny Way (Conway Hall), […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Harness racing driver Tyler Buter had the hot hand and then some yesterday afternoon at Monticello. He drove four New York Sire Stakes winners on the card for the two-year-old trotting fillies. Ruth Honig (Chapter Seven) and Woolco (Chapter Seven) both won their respective divisions. In the first heat of NYSS racing, for a purse of $52,500, Tyler […]
Monticello, N.Y. – On Monday, August 8, freshmen trotting fillies will visit Monticello Raceway for the fifth leg of the seven-leg New York Sire Stakes harness racing series. Total purses for the ladies exceed $140,000. Two heats of NYSS will compete for $52,500 for each division. There will also be two legs of the Excelsior A […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Monday, July 25 saw some of the best harness racing of the year at Monticello Raceway, when the two-year-old pacing fillies visited on the fourth leg of their Sire Stakes tour. Tyler Buter and Wally Hennessey each won three races, Team Pelling scored a pair, and trainer Cory Mumford notched a training […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Triple Crown Messenger stakes winner Pleaseletmeknow (American Ideal), the heavy 1/9 favorite, did not disappoint his backers this afternoon (July 18) at Monticello as he won one of the two $60,300 divisions of the New York Sire Sakes for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings. Starting from Post 3 in the eight-horse field, […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Harness racing driver Jason Bartlett made the most of his visit Monday (July 11) afternoon at Monticello Raceway, scoring a win in a New York Sire Stakes and one Excelsior event. He also picked up two winning catch drives to give him a Grand Slam on the afternoon card. He scored in […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Monticello Raceway will host its first New York Sire Stakes event of the harness racing season on Monday, June 6, when the 3-year-old pacing fillies take the stage. On tap are two divisions of NYSS events and four Excelsior events, for a total of more than $174,000 in purses. Two stellar fillies, both […]
Monticello, N.Y. – This week at Monticello Raceway, harness racing driver Brandon Parker achieved a rare hat trick and swept all three of the weekly Open events. On Monday, Parker lit up the tote board with the out-of-town Yonkers invader Shecandance N in the Fillies and Mares Open Pace in a hard-fought battle, winning by […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The harness racing horsemen from Monticello Raceway hosted their annual U.S. Armed Forces Veterans Race on Wednesday, November 10 to benefit the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless Veterans Food Pantry. The Monticello Harness Horsemen’s Association and the North American Gentlemen Drivers Association made a generous donation. In the winner’s circle after […]
Monticello, N.Y. – With some of the tracks in the Northeast closing for the season, this week’s Open Pace at Monticello Raceway had an influx of new blood as the three top 3 finishers made their first start in the $7,700 Open Pace on Tuesday, November 9. The seven-horse field saw Motive Hanover, one of […]
