by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway

Hamburg, NY — There were no surprises to be found in theNew York Sire Stakes for the sophomore pacing males at Buffalo Raceway onWednesday night (June 7) as all three $40,600 divisions were won by the posttime favorites in front-running fashion.

In A Single Bound won the fastest NYSS division with a victory in 1:54.0 Wednesday at Buffalo Raceway.

The fastest leg of the evening was In A Single Bound ($4.20)who covered the mile in 1:54.0. Outkast Blue Chip ($4.30) found the winner’scircle with a 1:54.2 journey around the Hamburg half-mile oval while SeriousMajor ($2.10) scored with a 1:54.3 time in the last division.

The track records were never in jeopardy on the night. Themark for the 3-year-old colts is still 1:52.3 set in in 2012 by Steelhead Hanoverwhile Missile J continues to own the standard for the geldings with a 1:53.1established in 2016.

The opening leg saw In A Single Bound (Billy Dobson) make itthree straight and his fourth in six tries in 2017 with an easy gate-to-wire2-1/2 length decision over Octane Blue in 1:54.0.

After a brief of a tussle with Octane Blue Chip to reach thetop, In Single Bound (Roll With Joe-Armbro Bianca) cleared to the lead and putup reasonable splits of 28.3, 57.4 and 1:26.2. Heading for home, the 3-year-oldgelding found clear sailing to the wire as no threats came his way. Octane BlueChip (Fern Paquet Jr.) managed second and Barry Hanover (Drew Monti) capturedthe third place check.

“I eased him into the first turn and once he relaxed onthe lead, he was in cruise control,” Dobson said of In A Single Bound.

Owned by Dennis and Simone Noud and trained by Monica Krist,the win moved In A Single Bound’s seasonal bankroll to $48,975 and to $61,175in his young career.

The second division saw Outkast Blue Chip (Jim Morrill Jr.)use a front-running strategy to put away the field in 1:54.2. America’s Fleet(Kevin Cummings) was second, a non-threatening length behind, while What’s GoinOn (Mike Simons) rolled into the show position.

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Serious Major didn’t disappoint as the heavy favorite in the third leg of NYSS.

Starting from the six spot, Outkast Blue Chip had littleresistance in setting the fractions with times of 29.0, 57.3 and 1:26.1. It wasa stress free drive to the finish line as no one was able to launch a seriousbid.

Outkast Blue Chip is owned by Blue Chip Bloodstock, Inc. andis trained by G. Buzz Sholty. It was the third win in five appearances in 2017for Outkast Blue Chip (Rock N Roll Heaven-Armbro Savannah). The victory jackedthe 7-year-old colt’s earnings to $36,800 and $49,548 lifetime.

Morrill Jr. made it two straight in the Sire Stakes as heenjoyed the tour aboard Serious Major in 1:54.3. They topped Manattack (ChrisLems) by 2-1/2 lengths while Twin B Cowboy (Monti) was third.

Like the previous two events, the front was the place to be.Serious Major, coming in from the 7/8-mile track at Hoosier Park, handled thefour turns at Buffalo Raceway as a seasoned veteran, putting up fractions of28.3, 58.1 and 1:26.1 en route to the 1:54.3 victory.

Serious Major (Art Major-Seriously) is a 3-year-old gelding ownedby the Emerald Highlands Farm and trained by Brian Brown. The win pushed his2017 earnings to $37,425 and $129,728 in his career.

Morrill Jr. said of his two wins in the Sires Stakes,”I was told both were a little lazy so once we got through the firstturn, I just had to keep on them a little bit. Both raced well.”

In the Excelsior A Series races, with both carrying a$15,000 purse, Morrill Jr. swept both divisions. He took Mattarolla (Rock NRoll Heaven-Mattadorable) to a 1:57.0 win in the non-betting affair and thensteered Bold And Brassy (Rock N Roll Heaven-Cams Leading Lady) to the popular$3.30 victory in 1:55.0.

Going off at 1-to-9, Beckarama (Roll With Joe-Miss Mulberry)made it nine wins in 16 appearances in 2017 with a 1:56.1 score in the lone$6,700 Excelsior B Series event. Larry Stalbaum drove Beckarama to the 3-1/4length triumph.

Morrill finished the evening with seven victories(six pari-mutuel/one non-betting) in the bike.

Racing will resume on Friday night at 5 p.m. with a 12-racecard scheduled.

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