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Liberty Style

Liberty Style Returns To Scene Of First NYSS Win

Liberty Style began her racing career last season at Buffalo Raceway as she destroyed the field by 5-3/4 lengths in 1:57.1 in the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for two-year-old pacing fillies. Well, tha...

Read The Room winning at Tioga Downs

Sophomore Trotters Star In New York Sire Stakes

Tioga Downs hosted a leg of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for sophomore trotters on Friday, June 5.

Knoxville

Knoxville Upsets In NYSS Second Leg At Buffalo

Knoxville used the passing lane to perfection to stun defending champion Fragment by a length in the $169,167 New York Sire Stakes second round for three-year-old colt-and-gelding pacers at Buffalo Ra...

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New York Glamour Boys Head To Buffalo Wednesday

The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS), and accompanying Excelsior Series, will make its first appearance of the 2026 season at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon, June 3.

Spencer Hanover

Spencer Hanover Jogs In NYSS First Leg

Breeders Crown champion Spencer Hanover headlined a trio of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) first-leg divisions on Monday, May 25 at Vernon Downs as the colt remained perfect at three with a dominant outi...

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Fragment, Unmatched Wisdom Score In NYSS

A pair of divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings headlined the Sunday, May 24 card at Saratoga Raceway, with Fragment scoring in his sophomore debut with...

Moira Fanning with her family at the USHWA Monticello-Goshen Chapter Awards Banquet

New York Awards Banquet A 'Family Affair'

December 10, 2025

Treasured publicity icon and stakes administrator Moira Fanning looked out at the capacity crowd of well-wishers at the 66th Awards Banquet of the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harnes...

Fragment

Fragment Breaks Record On NYSS Night Of Champions

September 07, 2025

Batavia Downs hosted the $3.3 million New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions on Saturday, Sept. 6, with Fragment's track record performance highlighting the eight $416,667 divisions.

Harness racing at Batavia Downs

Batavia Boasts Saturday's Biggest Bounty

September 05, 2025

All eyes will be on Batavia Downs on Saturday, Sept. 6 as the track hosts the $2.4 million USD New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions, which is the richest card of racing scheduled to take place that...

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New York Night Of Champions This Saturday

September 03, 2025

The draw for the $2.4 million USD New York Sire Stakes finals is complete and 61 of the top state-bred two and three-year old trotters and pacers have been declared and will go postward at Batavia Dow...

Karinchak

Karinchak Upsets In NYSS Win At Tioga

August 30, 2025

Karinchak came from the back of the pack to capture the $161,096 leg of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Tioga Downs on Saturday, Aug. 30.

Seven Grand

Seven Grand Grabs The Cash In New York Sire Stakes

August 29, 2025

Seven Grand went back-to-back in New York Sire Stakes competition as he won the single $155,694 division for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Vernon Downs on Friday, Aug. 29.

Sharp Seven

Sharp Seven On Point In Batavia New York Sire Sakes

August 28, 2025

The New York Sire Stakes visited Batavia Downs on Wednesday, Aug. 27 with nine two-year-old trotting fillies competing for a $155,694 purse, and the heavily favoured Sharp Seven did not disappoint.