Batavia, NY — The last New York Sire Stakes stop of 2024 at Batavia Downs will be on Wednesday evening (Aug. 28) when five 2-year-old trotting fillies will compete in one $102,500 division.
That division’s leading points (137) and earnings ($130,509) leader is My Debt Collector (Chapter Seven-Magic Presto), and she will be the one to beat when they line up on Wednesday.
My Debt Collector has four starts in the NYSS with two wins, one second and a third, with her lifetime mark of 1:57.4 coming in her very first stakes start, at Tioga Downs in July. She has won from off the pace and also on the point, so her versatility in this short field will make her hard to beat. Currently, she is also the seventh-highest earning 2-year-old trotting filly in North America. Jim Morrill Jr. will drive her from post four for trainer Richard “Nifty” Norman.
The biggest threat to her looks to be Calculus Risk (Devious Man-K Squared Hanover), who also won her first NYSS event this year in a lifetime mark (2:00.1). However, it was also her only win this year, and she has been beaten by My Debt Collector twice. That said, she has not missed a single check in her five NYSS outings to date. Trainer Perry Simser has Jordan Stratton back in the bike and they will depart from post five.
Inn Of The Stars (Chapter Seven-Mel’s Inn) earned the fastest win time in this field when she trotted to victory in 1:57 at Tioga Downs in July, but it came in an Excelsior race. She made her first foray into NYSS action last week at Monticello Raceway, but fell short behind both My Debt Collector and Calculus Risk. She will start inside both on Wednesday, and she has a very good shot to improve her standing. Tyler Buter drove her for both Excelsior wins and will be back aboard for trainer John Butenschoen.
The New York Sire Stakes will go as race six. There are also two $20,000 Excelsior events, carded as races seven and eight.
$10,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool at Batavia Wednesday
With no one hitting the Pick-5 once again on Saturday (Aug. 24), there is a carryover that has grown to $3,558 for that bet in the first race on Wednesday (Aug. 28). Track management has announced the pool will be guaranteed at $10,000 through the USTA Strategic Wagering Program.
Free full past performance programs for races 1-5 are now available at the USTA website.
Post time for the first race is 6 p.m.