by Brian Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway

Hamburg, NY — There are a pair of $60,000 (approximated)races in the New York Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old colt and gelding trottersat Buffalo Raceway on Sunday afternoon (July 9) but it’s safe to say to win one of those events, it will truly have to be earned. Of the 13 gentlemen entered, six are coming off impressivepari-mutuel victories while another arrives off an eye-popping non-betting winat Historic Goshen Race Track last week.

Competitive fields? Definitely. The group combined has a totalof 29 victories with only two failing to find the winner’s circle so far thisyear. The entrants have some great credentials and the track mark of 1:56.4established in 2014 by Cash Me Out could be in jeopardy.

The first division, scheduled as the third race, is loadedwith four coming in with a victory in their last start. Stick With Me Kid(Deweycheatumnhowe) is the top money earner with $211,356 bankrolled already inhis short career. He just went a 1:53.1 mile at Vernon Downs on July 1 inoverpowering the field by 6-1/2 lengths. Stick With Me Kid drew the seven postfor driver Chris Lems.

Optimist Blue Chip (Deweycheatumnhowe-Winning Jonlin) getsthe rail with Jim Morrill Jr. He has won 5-of-7 races thus far in 2017including a 1:55.3 win at Saratoga Raceway on July 4.

Money MacIntosh has yet to find his stride this season butput $157,229 in the bank during his 2-year-old campaign. Andy Miller will steerMoney MacIntosh (Credit Winner-Apple Plush) from the three-spot.

Swell Chap posted a 9-1/4 length decision on June 28 at TheMeadows in 1:55.3. Winning four times in seven tries this year, Swell Chap(Chapter Seven-Gia) gets the services of Drew Monti from the five post.

Eye Of The Tiger AS (Chapter Seven-Cascade AS) has a pair ofbig victories at Yonkers Raceway in his last two outings. He went one mile in1:55.3 and then produced a 1:57.0 trip in scoring the open length wins. JasonBartlett will be aboard this 3-year-old sidewinder from the two post.

The rest of the opening field includes Aces And Eights(Claude Huckabone III) and Meetmeinthemiddle (Kevin Cummings).

The focus in the second leg, scheduled as the fifth race,will be on Lord Cromwell, a winner of $109,136 thus far in 2017. He capturedthe $143,737 Dexter Cup final at Freehold Raceway back on May 6 in 1:55.0 andis fresh off a 1:59.1 score at Goshen in the $17,747 Landmark on July 3. LordCromwell (Chapter Seven-Oh Oh Its Magic) gets the two hole for Monti.

The main contender may be Guardian Angel AS(Archangel-Provide AS) who buried the field by 12-1/4 lengths on July 1 atYonkers in 1:56.3. He’s a winner four times this season in six starts and willscore from the five post for Bartlett.

The remainder of the field includes Neon Lights (ChrisLems), Another Chapter (Per Hendricksen), Top Flight Angel (Miller) and ArchCredit (Morrill Jr.).

The 10-race card begins at 12:30 p.m. with action also ontap in the Excelsior A and B Series.

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