Tioga: Undefeated Cowgirl Hanover prevails again In NYSS

Cowgirl Hanover simply dominated her competition in today's $108,200 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) at Tioga Downs for 2- year-old pacing fillies in a geared-down 1:54 1/5 romp.

Driver Jason Bartlett let the filly drift away from post five as the gate pulled away, confident that Cowgirl Hanover would find a tuck as the heavy 1-2 favorite, and he was correct.

The pair sat fourth as the Ray Schnittker-trained entry of Bronx Mixer (driven by Schnittker) and Send It Down Slim (Mark MacDonald) lined up one-two, with Schnittker setting the early pace and stealing a slow second quarter to pass the half in 57 3/5.

As they set sail up the back, Jordan Stratton sent Shes A Streaker up to engage the leader, with Cowgirl Hanover enjoying a sweet ride along behind Shes A Streaker until her cover stalled on the final bend. That caused Bartlett to quickly shift the winner into the three-path, which she handled like a pro, as she looped the competition and was gone in the blink of an eye.

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Through the stretch, Bartlett was looking for things to do as Cowgirl Hanover continued on to the win; the official margin of three lengths could just as easily have been ten. Send It Down Slim had good energy late once MacDonald shook her loose from behind her tiring stablemate and The Last Martini (Greg Merton) rallied for third.

Now unbeaten in four NYSS starts, Cowgirl Hanover is a daughter of Huntsville, trained by Jared Bako for owner Bob Di Nozzi as NY Seb Inc.

Mom's Point, Love Trouble, Hint Of Spring and Fansville were all NY Excelsior winners on the undercard.

--press release (Tioga)--