Tag: New York Sire Stakes Excelsior Finals

Perfect Vixen & John Stark Jr.

Perfect Vixen (Muscles Yankee) wins the 2022 New York Sire Stakes at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Saratoga Casino Hotel hosted the 2022 NYSS (New York Sire Stakes) Excelsior Series finals on Sunday afternoon. All 8 finals went for a purse of $50,000.

Pictured here is the winner of the 3 year old filly trot final, Perfect Vixen, conditioned by local trainer Scott Mongeon and driven to the win by local driver John Stark Jr.
She left and settled into the 2 hole, but inherited the lead by the first quarter. After gaining the front she never looked back, and coasted to an easy win in 1:56, trotting her last quarter in 28.3.
– Melissa Simser