from the New Jersey Sire Stakes

East Rutherford, NJ — Pirouette Hanover set a stakes record for freshman filly pacers and Vic Smith and I Fought Dalaw stayed unbeaten in the freshman colt trotting and pacing ranks, highlighting four New Jersey Sire Stakes Night of Champions races worth $700,000 in purses at Meadowlands Racetrack on Saturday night (July 16).

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Pirouette Hanover set a NJSS record of 1:51.1 for Ron Pierce.

Pirouette Hanover, a filly by Western Ideal, set a New Jersey Sires Stakes record of 1:51.1 to win the $175,000 2-year-old filly pace. The time eclipsed the previous mark of 1:52.3 set by Ace Of Pace on July 10, 2010.

The Jeffrey Snyder-owned Pirouette Hanover paid $6.40, $3.00 and $2.40. Notreadytobenice, a daughter of Western Ideal who won both her NJSS starts, was second, returning $2.80, $2.20 with Blackjack Princess third, paying $3.20.

Ron Pierce guided Pirouette Hanover, sweeping the filly to the top after a blistering opening half duel between My Deal and I’ve Got A Feeling. Pirouette Hanover had also won a preliminary leg of the Sire Stakes.

Vic Smith, a colt by Yankee Glide, made it a perfect three-for-three in the New Jersey Sire Stakes when he won the $175,000 final for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters in 1:56.1, a career best. Andy Miller drove the undefeated freshman, who also won in 1:57.3 and 1:57.4 in two preliminary legs of the New Jersey Sire Stakes.

Big Chocolate was second and Easy As You Go third in a race marred by breaks including one by Little Brown Fox in the stretch as he attempted to catch Vic Smith.

Vic Smith is owned by Andy Miller Racing Stable and Baron Racing Stable and is trained by Julie Miller. Vic Smith paid $7.00, $4.20 and $3.00. Big Chocolate returned $14.80 and $7.60 with Easy As You Go paying $4.80 to show. Megamuscle was scratched lame.

David Miller guided I Fought Dalaw, a Western Ideal colt, to the lead just prior to the half and then held on in a photo finish over the Tim Tetrick-guided Pet Rock to win the $175,000 final for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers in 1:50.4. Owned by Shannon DePinto, Michael Parisi and Jerry Silva, the win for I Fought DaLaw kept the colt a perfect three-for-three in his brief career.

I Fought DaLaw returned $9.00, $4.60 and $3.00. Pet Rock paid $3.00 and $2.20 and third place finisher Time To Roll paid $2.40.

Upside Hanover, a filly by Muscles Yankee, captured the $175,000 2-year-old filly trot with Brian Sears at the controls in 1:57.4, holding off the late kick of Chilitodayhotamale, with Vanity Treasure finishing third.

Upside Hanover, owned by Hero Stables and trained by Robert Krivelin, earned her first victory and is now pointed to the Merrie Annabelle.

Upside Hanover returned $6.80, $4.80 and $2.80. Chilitodayhotamale paid $24.00 and $7.60 with Vanity Treasure paying $3.00 to show.