Morrill wins three in Yonkers Sire Stakes action

Yonkers Raceway's second sojourn into New York Sire Stakes action offered Monday night's $223,445 Mike Cipriani Trot for 3-year-old fillies, with Winbak Dream and driver Jim Morrill Jr. turning in the fastest statebred event with a 1:59.2 effort in the second $39.024 event. The Malabar Man miss, co-owned by trainer Joseph and Edward Flynn, paid $6.40 for her third win in six '08 tries.

For his part, Morrill won half of the half-dozen sire stakes events. 

Epangeline, runner-up in the $324,694 final of the Hudson Trot here 16 nights ago, had loomed a short-priced proposition in the third  ($38,324) division but was scratched ill. That defection left Southwind Martini (Gregory) in the role of miniscule ma'am, and she prevailed ($2.60) in 2:01.2. The daughter of Conway Hall, owned by Souttwind Farm and trained by Jonas Czernyson, is now five-for-nine this season.

The evening's other statebred races, each worth $39,024, went to: Parcc Side (by Credit Winner); co-owners Alan Tomlinson and Dale Larson/trainer Kara Buxton; 1:59.3/$3.10; It's Coast Time (by Credit Winner); owner Tom Lail/trainer Tom O. Lail/driver Gregory; 2:01.3/$19; Lola Seelster (by Credit Winner); co-owners Panhellenic Stb, Feldman,Vermett/trainer Ken Rucker/driver Morrill; 2:00.4/$5; and Nirvana Blue Chip (by Credit Winner); owner Steve Organ/trainer-driver Jim Raymer; 2:00.4/$5.40.

Monday's card also included a Yonkers/Pompano amateur drivers event, won handily by Noreaster Hanoer ($7.50) for Leon Cable and the south Florida contingent in 2:01.3.

Also Monday, 23-1 Lady McCardle ($48.20) gave 21-year-old driver Martin Morel his first local victory in the $7,500, seventh-race pace. Morel had come south of the border for the NYSS. (Yonkers)

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