HAMBURG, N.Y. --- It's 'Ladies Night' at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday (July 15) as the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies are in the spotlight in four $27,500 divisions. 

 

The 13-race card, which starts at 5 p.m., has 12 events featuring the filly and mares including Excelsior 'A' and 'B' competition along with overnight races for the distaffers.

 

With 11 track records already in the books in 2015 at Buffalo Raceway, the ladies will be gunning for another on the Hamburg half-mile oval mark. The time for which they'll be shooting for is 2:00.2 established in 2009 by Munis Bluechip.

 

Of the four Sire Stake divisions, the most intriguing is the third leg, scheduled as the sixth race. All the entrants except two were at least $25,000 purchases at either the Lexington, Morrisville or Harrisburg Sales. The lone exceptions are Winning Princess and LTS Sandie and ironically both are the two top morning line choices.

 

The field is headed by the 8-5 morning line favorite Winning Princess who has been turning heads in her brief career. 

 

The Ron Burke-trained Winning Princess (Credit Winner-Cabaret Hanover) is 2-for-2 thus far with a 5-3/4 length win in Sire Stakes competition at Monticello Raceway in her last appearance on July 3, going the mile in 2:00.3.

 

She opened her career with an impressive four length victory at Vernon Downs in a conditioned trot on June 18 in 2:00.2. That was after she put a 27-length hurt on the field in a qualifier there on June 5 in 2:01.0. Winning Princess gets the services of leading New York Sire Stakes driver Jim Morrill Jr.

 

LTS Sandie (Conway Hall-Rejoycing) drew the two post and is the 7-2 choice for John Stark Jr. She was a game third losing by1-1/2 lengths to Posterity at Monticello on July 3 in Sire Stakes action.

 

Lima Playtime (Credit Winner-Pacific Legacy) had an impressive non-betting prep at Mohawk on July 7, going the mile in 2:00 and winning by four lengths. A $77,000 purchase at Lexington, Lima Playtime gets the pylons with Rick Zeron in the bike.

 

In the first Sire Stakes race, the opener on the card, Go Mary Go has been installed as the 3-1 choice for Ray Schnittker. Go Mary Go (RC Royalty-Michelle's Way) went gate-to-wire in taking a Sire Stakes event at Monticello in 2:02.1 and trotting off by 1-1/2 lengths. She was purchase for $45,000 last year at the Harrisburg Sales.

 

The main threat should come from Posterity, a winner already in the Sire Stakes for Charlie Norris. Some late kick down the lane sent Posterity to a length win at Monticello on July 3 in 2:01.2 so she'll be loving the long Buffalo Raceway stretch.

 

The second division, set for the third race, it a wide-open affair. All eight starters are looking to hit the wire first in a pari mutuel start. There are two fillies (I Will Take Credit and Martini Lindy) who posted wins in qualifiers while Steel Wheels got her photo taken via a disqualification.

 

Every Day Hanover (Credit Winner-Emmamazing) gets the slight 3-1 morning line nod as she will score from the rail with Morrill Jr. in the sulky. She comes in Harrah's Philadelphia for the Burke Stables with a pair of decent qualifiers.

 

Steel Wheels (Lucky Chucky-Some Girls) draws the eight post but won via disqualification on July 3 in a $15,000 Excelsior Series race at Vernon Downs on July 3. Her time was 2:02.4 and will be handled once again by Gates Brunet.

 

In the fourth and final leg, slated as the seventh, Swinging Royalty (RC Royalty Swing Anna Cash) looks like the one to catch. She has been perfect in three charted races with the last being a 5-1/4 victory in her first pari mutuel start. She crushed the field in 2:02.1 at Monticello on July 3. Chris Lems, who won three races at Buffalo Raceway on Sunday, will handle the driving duties and they are the 2-1 choices from the three post.

 

The Burke coupled entry of Love Crazy Love (Crazed-Love U Overandover) and Goosebump Hanover (RC Royalty-Good Common Cents) looks extremely dangerous. They drew the one and two posts respectively and will open at 3-1.

 

Love Crazy Love (Brunet) closed fast for a half length victory in the Sire Stakes at Monticello on July 3, tripping the timer in 2:03. Goosebump Hanover, after breaking at the start Monticello on July 3, re-qualified nicely on July 7 at Pocono Downs and lost by a nose in 2:00.1.

 

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