The Empire State continued its sublet of Empire City Thursday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting a quartet of $55,056 NYSS divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies
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Eagle Way, 2008's rookie divisional champion, earned her first win of 2009 in the third division for driver Jim Morrill, Jr. He piloted his charge, who was sent off as the 1/9 choice, to a 1:57.1 score over JK Cameo and Witch Is Bettor.
The Mark Ford-trained daughter of Dream Away is owned by Frank Dettore Horse Racing of North Ridgeville, OH.
Thursday night's other NYSS winners were All Spirit (1:55.2), Artists Rendition (1:57.1) and Bet On Luck (1:55.1).
New York Sires Stakes action continues on Friday night, with the $216,465 White Plains Trot finding five divisions of three-year-old colts and geldings.
(With files from Yonkers Raceway)