Yonkers: Rookie trotting fillies compete in New York Sire Stakes tests

The first-season statebred lasses hit town Monday night (Aug. 13th), plying Yonkers Raceway’s $157,000 New York Sire Stakes Pat Quaglietta Trot for 2-year-old fillies, and 'twas a night for the favorites over the sloppy surface.

Perfect plebe Winndevie (Trond Smedshammer, $3.40) made it five-for-five in the opening ($52,000) event, putting away leading (29 1/5, 1:00 3/5, 1:30 3/5) Quincy Blue Chip (Jim Morrill Jr.) late. Winndevie, from post position three, then whipped that rival by a couple of lengths in 1:59. Hanna Dreamgirl (Tim Tetrick) was third.

For Winndevie, a daughter of Credit Winner owned by Purple Haze Stable and trained by her driver, she won both of her local tries. The exacta paid $6.30, the triple returned $10.60 and the superfecta (Hot Chapter [Andy Miller]) paid $23.80.

“I don’t know what else to say. She’s five-for-five,” Smedshammer said.

Indeed.

The evening’s second ($53,000) division saw Amal Hall (Miller, $2.60) - from post four - settle early, move to the lead before the half, then barely hold off With Out A Doubt (Tim Tetrick) by a desperate nose (28 4/5, 59 3/5, 1:28 4/5, life-best 1:58 4/5). Thanks For Leaving (catch-driver Jordan Stratton) was a pocket third, with Blue Prayer (Dan Daley) fourth.

For Amal Hall, a Credit Winner miss co-owned by her driver, Gty Stable & Dumain Haven Farm and trained by Mrs. (Julie) Miller, she has won three times (with three seconds) in six seasonal starts. The exacta paid $5.80, the triple (three wagering choices in order) returned $10.60 and the superfecta paid $41.80.

“She’s just a handy, half-mile (track) horse who does her job,” Miller the driver said.

The final ($52,000) sire stakes division saw the original six-pack pared to a barbershop quartet, as two of the ladies came up ill.

Pole-sitting Conway Kellyanne (Charlie Norris, $2.90) had no issues at all (29 1/5, 59 1/5, 1:29 4/5, 2:00 1/5). She disposed of a pocket Julamay Mass (Miller) by a length and a half, while an out-the-mile Sweet Chapter (Mark MacDonald) was third. Qiss Me Blue Chip (Scott Zeron) lagged, broke and was a distanced fourth.

For Conway Kellyanne, a daughter of Conway Hall trained by her driver for co-owners Carrie Norris, Acadia Farms and G&B Racing, she’s now won three of her five seasonal efforts. The exacta paid $13, with triple and superfecta wagering cancelled due to the short field. When first/last seen here, Conway Kellyane won at a $40.20 mutuel.

“She going to stay with the sire stakes,” Charlie Norris said. “She fits in with them.”

--press release (Yonkers)--