Yonkers, NY – My Debt Collecter came from off-the-pace to take Tuesday night’s (Aug. 12) $174,000 New York Sire Stakes race for 3-year-old trotting fillies at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Driven by Tyler Buter, My Debt Collecter settled into the sixth spot while Calculus Risk (Jeff Gregory) went to the point and cut the opening quarter in 28 seconds flat. Race favorite Chapvious (Jason Bartlett) then tipped to the outside from third on the second turn, and she would work her way around Calculus Risk, clearing just after the :57.1 half-mile marker.
The outer tier developed when Sonmar Pond (Matt Kakaley) swung off the pylons from fourth beyond the half, which gave cover to My Debt Collecter. However, Sonmar Pond was unable to reach Chapvious, who was clear to three-quarters in 1:26.2 and around the final bend as well as Buter sent My Debt Collecter into a three-wide position for the stretch drive.
Chapvious had the tactical advantage on the engine, but My Debt Collecter and Calculus Risk both had trot to her outside in the lane, and it would be My Debt Collecter’s :29.1 final quarter that propelled her to the victory by half a length in 1:56.4. Calculus Risk was a solid second as Chapvious faded to third. Sonmar Pond wound up fourth over Royal Mission (Brett Beckwith).
Nifty Norman trains My Debt Collecter, a daughter of Chapter Seven, for co-owners/breeders David McDuffee, Mel Hartman and Little E LLC. She has nine wins, six seconds and three thirds from 19 career starts, has earned $527,618 and paid $8.60 to win as the 3-1 third choice. She was atop a $56.50 exacta and a $237.50 trifecta.
In a non-wagering $20,000 Excelsior Series division, Made Of Dreams, a Chapter Seven filly bred by Buckstone Land Livestock, took the lead from the pocket before three-quarters and went on to a 1:57.2 win for driver Jason Bartlett, trainer Joe Bongiorno and owners Glenn Goller and Stephen Demeter.
There was also another Excelsior Series flight on the pari-mutuel card, and Flashchap, by Chapter Seven and bred by John Cummins, tallied from first-up in 1:58.4 with Tyler Buter in the bike for trainer George Ducharme and owner Purple Haze Stables LLC.
New York Sire Stakes action at MGM Yonkers Raceway concludes for this year on Friday (Aug. 15) with a single $174,000 contest for sophomore pacing fillies, and a pair of $20,000 Excelsior Series splits will also take place.
MGM Yonkers Raceway is currently operating on a Monday/Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday live racing schedule with post time each night at 6:45 p.m. (EDT). This week, the oval will also hold a nine-race program on Wednesday (Aug. 13).