Yonkers: Hurrikane Shorty, Youaremycandygirl take NYSS on Tuesday
Yonkers Raceway Tuesday night (Aug. 29) hosted the $160,400 New York Sire Stakes Frank Becerra Pace for 2-year-old fillies.
A pair of $80,200 divisions comprised the soggy event.
The opening group was another odds-on wire job by Hurrikane Shorty (Jason Bartlett, $2.90). Just as she did when these ladies hit town a dozen nights ago, there were no issues. This time, from post position No. 3, she led through intervals of 28, 58 2/5, 1:27 4/5 and 1:57 4/5.
Betterthangraduate (Matt Kakaley) was a good, two-move second—beaten a length-and-a-quarter—with Ubettergo Go (Mark MacDonald) rallying for third.
For Hurrikane Shorty, a daughter of Art Major trained by Kevin McDermott for co-owners Little E LLC, Jason Settlemoir, Arthur Geiger and David Stolz, it was her fourth win in six seasonal starts. The exacta paid $11.20, the triple returned $65 and the superfecta (Michelle’s Jazz [Jordan Stratton]) paid $270.50.
“We actually bought this filly off my brother (trainer John McDermott),” Kevin McDermott said. “He did turn down a better offer to sell to me, so I owe him one. She’s just beautiful, no head poles, no murphy blinds and gets around Yonkers very well.”
Tuesday night’s second sire stakes event had Youaremycandygirl (Yannick Gingras, $4.60, part of entry) make amends for her poor performance when last seen locally.
In play from post No. 6 this time around, she took it the distance (28 3/5, 58 3/5, 1:27 2/5, 1:55 4/5). Timid 6-5 favorite Alexis Faith (Jim Morrill Jr.), 5-for-5 coming in, chased first-up from fourth. She did get into second but could not sniff the winner as second choice ‘Candygirl’ widened to 3-1/2 lengths at the wire, Azreal as it Gets (Brian Sears) was third.
For Youaremycandygirl, an American Ideal miss owned by W J Donovan and trained by Ron Burke, is now 3-for-5 this season. The exacta paid $22.40, with the triple returning $64.50.
“Last time (tiring fifth in NYSS here) she came back sick and her blood was no good,” Gingras said. “I think she’s going to be a serious filly.”
-edited release (Frank Drucker for Yonkers)