On Monday (Aug. 24), the curtain falls on the 2026 New York Sire Stakes season at Monticello Raceway when 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings close out the season. There will be two dashes of sires stakes and one division of the $20,000 Excelsior Series.
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NYSS glamour boys will be at Batavia Downs Saturday
The New York Sire Stakes will visit Batavia Downs for the sixth time this year on Saturday night (Aug. 22) and will feature nine 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings who will start for their share of $114,900 in total purses.
First-year NYSS male pacers to visit Batavia Downs Wednesday
For the fourth week in row, the New York Sire Stakes will make a stop at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 12) and this time feature a full field of eight 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings who will go postward for a purse of $110,200.
Cowboy Candy seeks to extend win streak
The seventh leg of the New York Sire Stakes program will take place on Monday (Aug. 10) when 2-year-old pacing fillies go behind the gate.
Odds On Monetary, Surreal Spirit post NYSS wins at Yonkers
Odds On Monetary and Surreal Spirit emerged with the wins from a pair of $82,500 New York Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday night (Aug. 6) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Freshman male pacers on tap at Monticello Raceway
The fourth leg of the New York Sire Stakes program will get under way on Monday (July 27) at Monticello Raceway, when 2-year-old male pacers will go to the gate. There will be one NYSS division, worth $108,300, and four divisions of the Excelsior class, each worth $20,000.
Big stakes card Wednesday at Buffalo Raceway
Buffalo Raceway is going to be a busy place on Wednesday afternoon (July 8) as the New York Sire Stakes and Excelsior Series will dominate the 15-race program that gets underway at 2:30 p.m. (EDT).
Fragment headlines NYSS at Buffalo Wednesday
The New York Sire Stakes and Excelsior Series make their first appearances of the 2026 season at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 3) and the traveling series will start off with a big bang.
Bartlett wins five Excelsior finals
Vernon Downs played host to eight $55,000 New York Excelsior Finals on Friday (Sept. 13) with driver Jason Bartlett claiming victory in five of them.