by John Manzi, publicity director, Monticello Raceway

Monticello, NY — Monticello Raceway hosted five divisions of the $160,000 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Thursday (Sept. 16) and when the dust settled Dan Daley reined a pair of winners and Jeff Gregory and Dejarmbro scored their fifth consective triumph.

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Daleydaydream scored in 2:01.4, one of two NYSS winners for Dan Daley.

Daley won the first NYSS event with Daleydaydream in 2:01.4 in the first race on the card and then came right back to win the second NYSS split with Surface Tension in 2:00.3 while Gregory and Dejarmbro teamed for another easy triumph, this time with a 2:01 clocking.

Daley and his namesake, Daleydaydream, used the overland route to nail the pacesetter Proud Accolade (Howie Okusko) at the wire for a one length triumph in their split while Surface Tension trotted an even more impressive mile after never seeing the pylons and then rambling home a neck winner in 2:00.3 over I’m The Answer and Okusko.

Daleydaydream, a Conway Hall colt, is owned by Ann-Marie Daley, Richard Lombardo and Albert Crawford and Surface Tension, a son of Cash Hall, also belongs to Ann-Marie Daley, Richard Lombardo and Albert Crawford.

Dejarmbro, in spite of starting from the eight hole, managed to get in contention by the halfway point and then began picking up horses as the field headed to the three-quarter pole. The Credit winner colt drew even with the leaders on the final turn then put it in high gear and scurried off to a seven length triumph over Tober and Stephane Bouchard in a 2:01 clocking.

Jimmy Morrill, Jr. got in on the action when he reined Keenan, a Credit winner colt, to a 2:01 victory over Lucid thoughts and Danny Cappello, Jr. The winning combination took command after the first quarter and then strolled home an easy two length winner for owners John Litchtenberger and Ray Remmen.

A final $32,981 division saw Sam Schillaci move Pay The Winner first-up at the half and then wear down the leaders to score a two length triumph in 2:02.1. New Identity, a 21-1 shot, rallied to be second for Jordan Stratton. The winner, a Credit Winner gelding, is co-owned by Schillaci, Howard Berke and Mathew Bencic.