from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — The first leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings was contested on Saturday night (July 2) at Meadowlands Racetrack.

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E Street Plan was a 1:54 winner for Yannick Gingras.

E Street Plan captured the first $27,000 NJSS division with Yannick Gingras at the lines. After avoiding troubles from late stretch breakers, the colt kicked home to post a mark of 1:54.

The son of Rocknroll Hanover-Plan On It was a $57,000 yearling purchase from the Lexington Selected Sale for owners W Springtime Racing Stable, Shannon Brott, Cataway Racing Stable and Pat Caturano. The Mark Harder trainee paid $18.60 to win. Runner-up Rockndream finished a length back, while Brent Montana was third.

Simply Business came first over at the half-mile marker and held on to win the second division for a purse of $26,500. Under the guidance of Ron Pierce, the colt posted a 1:54.3 win over runner-up Pet Rock and third-place finisher W H Skooter.

The son of Rocknroll Hanover-Cathedra Dot Com was purchased for $350,000 at the Lexington Selected Sale, making him the top yearling of 2010. Jimmy Takter trains Simply Business for owners Brixton Medical Ab, Order By Stable, Louie Camara and Marvin Katz.