Monticello: Sister Mary Maude cruises to NY Sire Stakes triumph

Sister Mary Maude was sent off at 1-9 in Monday's $111,400 New York Sire Stakes showdown for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Monticello Raceway and did not disappoint, winning in 1:56 3/5.

Driver Joe Bongiorno sent Sister Mary Maude out of the gate but had to work most of a 28 2/5 opening quarter to wrestle the top spot away from fellow leaver Sadbirdstillsing (Jason Bartlett). After she had command, Sister Mary Maude continued to show the way through middle-half panels of 58 4/5 and 1:28 2/5, and a 28 1/5 final kicker sealed the deal on her 2 1/2 length decision over Sadbirdstillsing. Hippie Shake (Tyler Buter) and Seven Year Itch (Jordan Stratton) rounded out the order.

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A daughter of Crazy Wow bred by David Hanson, Sister Mary Maude is trained by Ron Burke for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., William Switala, James Martin and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. She has a summary of 7-6-1 from 15 lifetime starts, has now earned $289,186 and paid $2.20 to win.