No lie, Sir Pinocchio is a dream come true
At 0h05, on May 17, 2025 • By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Sir Pinocchio authored a fairy-tale season for Carolyn and Irv Atherton in 2024. Their homebred male trotter won 10 times in stakes action — including the MGM Yonkers Trot, Matron Stakes, Dexter Cup and New York Sire Stakes championship — on his way to $640,902 in earnings.
Now a 4-year-old, Sir Pinocchio will make his 2025 stakes debut Saturday when he faces 10 older rivals in the Grade 3 $158,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial at The Meadowlands. Sir Pinocchio is the lone 4-year-old in the field.
