Yonkers: Odds On Monetary, Surreal Spirit deliver in New York Sire Stakes

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 (August 6) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

Driven by Matt Kakaley in the first flight, Odds On Monetary led through fractions of 27 3/5, 55 3/5 and 1:23 3/5, successfully dealt with pressure from a parked-out and first-over Existential (Brent Holland) in the middle-half and held sway over pocket-sitter Savage Cindy (Jordan Stratton) through the stretch and to the wire, winning by a length in 1:52 1/5. Ideal Beauty Queen (Tyler Buter) finished in third.

A daughter of Huntsville bred by Crawford Farms LLC., Odds On Monetary is trained by Travis Alexander for owner Odds On Racing. She has a summary of 9-2-1 from 17 outings, has earned $357,865 and paid $2.86 to win as the 2-5 favorite. She led a $6.08 exacta and a $14.96 trifecta.

In the other section, Two Twenty Swift (Yannick Gingras) was on top at the 27 3/5 quarter, 57 1/5 half and 1:25 4/5 three-quarters, but Surreal Spirit, with trainer Jeff Gregory in the bike, angled out of the pocket on the final bend and went by Two Twenty Swift in the lane en route to a 1:53 3/5 victory. Two Twenty Swift was three-quarters of a length back in second and Hunting Memories (Kakaley) grabbed third.

The victorious So Surreal filly is owned by Edmund Namiotka Jr., Carol Namiotka and Linda Mund and was bred by Eric Taddeo. She has five wins, four seconds and two thirds from 15 appearances, has banked $178,736 and returned $4.68 to win as the second choice. She was atop a $5.90 exacta and there was no trifecta wagering.

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Capturing a trio of $20,000 New York Excelsior Series splits on the program were:

--Taladega Express (by Huntsville and bred by Southwind Farms LLC., paid $10.60 to win) in 1:56 2/5 for driver Leon Bailey, co-owner/trainer Jessica Okusko and co-owners Salvatore Vullo and James De Armond;

--Carry Back (by Huntsville and bred by co-owners The Bay's Stable LLC. and Polger Holdings LLC. with South Mountain Stables and Mark Mullen, paid $2.96 to win) in 1:53 1/5 for driver Jim Marohn Jr., trainer Linda Toscano and co-owners Fred Wallace and Richard Jack;

--Lenna (by American Ideal and bred by Levi Bontrager, paid $2.46 to win) in 1:54 for driver Andy Miller, trainer Deborah Daguet and owner Forrest Bartlett.

In race four on the program, there was a two-horse accident on the final turn that involved My Man Peter (Jason Bartlett) and Full Of Muscles (Scott Zeron). Both drivers were transported from the track and to the hospital via ambulance following the incident.

MGM Yonkers Raceway is currently operating on a Monday/Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday live racing schedule with post time at 6:45 p.m. (EDT) except on Saturday when it is 3:30 p.m. The oval will also have a Wednesday program next week on Aug. 12.

--press release (Yonkers)--