$114,000 NYSS Sunday at Tioga Downs

Tioga Downs will play host to two $57,000 harness racing divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters on Sunday (August 11).

Fly By (Chapter Seven) and driver Jason Bartlett are the 8-5 morning line favorite in the first division.  The colt is trained by Tony Alagna.  He has a win, three seconds, and a third in nine starts this season.  His win was a leg of NYSS at Yonkers.

The Marcus Melander trained Thinker Monkey (Chapter Seven) and driver Mark MacDonald are the second choice.  He is winless this season but is coming off a decent second in the Muscle Hill at the Meadowlands.

Sir Pinnochio (Met’s Hall) and driver Jason Bartlett are the heavy 7-5 morning line favorite in the second division.  He has five wins and four seconds this season including a win in the MGM Yonkers Trot.  The gelding is trained by Edward Hart.  He has won nearly $400,000 in his career.

George Ducharme trains the 3-1 second choice Keep Asking (Tyler Buter) .  The colt by Chapter Seven has seven career victories but only one win as a sophomore.  His one win was a NYSS win at Monticello.  He has banked nearly $380,000 in his career.

The 15-race card starts at 1 p.m.

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by John Horne, for Tioga Downs