Busy NYSS day at Buffalo on Wednesday
At 0h13, on July 18, 2023 • By BUFFALO
The 2023 Buffalo Raceway live harness racing season comes to a close on Saturday (July 22) so you’d expect things to be slowing down. It’s quite the opposite. On Wednesday (July 19), the New York Sire Stakes makes its final journey to the Hamburg half-mile oval with the sophomore colts and geldings along with the filly trotters competing in a unique doubleheader of sorts.
The gentlemen sidewinders will clash in the first and fifth races while the lady trotters will take their turn in the second and seventh events with all four divisions going for more than $55,000 each in Sire Stakes purse money. Adding to the excitement will be four $20,000 Excelsior Series events that will be sprinkled in between the Sire Stakes.
The one race everyone is pointing at is the fifth race which attracted a stout field of five colt and gelding trotters. Highlighting the field is Chapercraz (Crazy Wow-Chaperess) who has earned $209,652 this season in just nine starts. The Ron Burke trainee has had three second place finishes before coming to Buffalo Raceway including runner-up showings in the $300,000 MGM Yonkers Trot at Yonkers and in the $350,000 Zweig at Vernon Downs. The gelding has just one win in his career but continues to roll in the dough.
His main rival will be Espresso (Chapter Seven-Biscotti) who was in the money 10 out of 11 times in 2022, earning $243,400. He had a narrow length setback in the $137,775 Dexter Cup at Freehold Raceway on May 6, but won a $20,000 Excelsior Series race at Vernon Downs on May 29. Trained by Julie Miller, Tyler Miller is set to drive.
Post time for the 13-race card is 2:30 p.m. with the first eight races all stakes events.
