Freshman pacing fillies in NYSS showdown at Vernon on Saturday
August 25, 2022,Vernon, NY — Vernon Downs welcomes the $110,100 New York Sire Stakes leg for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (Aug. 27).
A full field of nine is led by the 2-1 morning line favorite Vivians Dream (Jordon Stratton). Cory Mumford trains the American Ideal-Sports Chic filly. She has five wins in six starts this season with NYSS wins at Saratoga, Tioga, Monticello, Buffalo, and Batavia. She has already won $151,625 in her career.
Twin B Joe Fresh (Jason Bartlett) is the 5-2 second choice. The Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze miss is trained by Chris Ryder. She has four wins in five starts including NYSS wins at Tioga and Saratoga. She was won $136,887 in her career.
The Brett Pelling trained Earthwindfire (Jack Pelling) is the 4-1 third choice and she should be a major player as well. The American Ideal-Road Bet filly will meet Vivians Dream for the third time this season. Earthwindfire lost narrowly to Vivians Dream in a NYSS race at Tioga Downs on July 15. The filly got her revenge when she came charging late to edge Vivians Dream in a NYSS win at Yonkers on Aug. 2. She also got a NYSS win at Monticello.
The 13-race card starts at 6:05 p.m.