Vernon, NY — Hunt Off The Press (Tyler Buter) captures the featured $112,100 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for pacing colts & geldings at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 16).
Fragment (Mark Herschberger) grabbed the lead and led to the first quarter in a sizzling :25.4. He slowed things down with a :29.1 second quarter to be first to the half in :55.0. Quickway (Braxten Boyd) came first-up to challenge going around the final turn. Fragment was first to three-quarters in 1:23.1.
As they reached the stretch, second place finisher Quickway took a short lead. Hunt Off The Press ($4.20) then found an opening on the inside squeezing through and by to win in a lifetime best of 1:52.1. Knoxville (Mark MacDonald) finished third.
Hunt Off The Press is a 2-year-old gelding by Huntsville-Off The Press. He is owned by Blue Chip Bloodstock and trained by Jared Bako. He now has four wins in six lifetime starts.
Smoken Bob (Ridge Warren) takes the Shari, Carol, and Howard (Sr.) Okusko Memorial Pace. He is owned by Chris and trainer Dale Lawton)
Rubyndiamond (Braxten Boyd) wins the Oliver Peterson Memorial Fillies & Mares’ Pace. She is owned and trained by Chris McCracken.
Vernon Downs returns to live racing on Friday (August 22) with a post time of 5:05 p.m.
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