Mrs Cheese (American Ideal- Ms Cheesman- Betterthancheddar) sprung the upset in the $174,000 featured New York Sire Stakes race on Saturday night at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Matt Kakaley sat behind the Scott Di Domenico-trained pacing filly who drew the rail for her try in the big NYSS event. Mrs Cheese came to town off a win in a $50,000 race at Yonkers but was dismissed at odds of 13-1 in what was her third start in Sire Stakes competition. The sophomore filly sat the pocket to Send It Down Slim (Mark Macdonald) who carved out sizzling fractions of 26.4 and 56.1 in lap one. The leader held firm through three quarters in 1:24.1 feeling pressure from upset-minded Strutsville (Ridge Warren) who was first-over force in the feature. Those dueling rivals were joined in the stretch by Mrs Cheese who found open road in the passing lane before surging to score in 1:53.2 to complete the upset. Send It Down Slim was the runner-up while Strutsville was a game third-place finisher. Kakaley piloted three winners on the card as he also sat behind a pair of Excelsior Series winners on Saturday. The 37 year old reinsman guided three year old fillies Time To Strike and Beantown Deuce to victories in their respective $20,000 races. Mrs Cheese, who paid $28.40 in the upset victory, is owned by Triple D Stables Inc of Jamesburg, NJ.
