Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace Eliminations This Saturday Night at Yonkers Raceway

The $110,500 Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace for two-year-old colts and geldings is on the stakes-laden summer calendar at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night, July 15, and three $25,000 elimination races will be contested this Saturday night, July 8, to decide the eight finalists.

The first two finishers in each elimination and the two fastest third-place finishers will return for the finale.
The Sheppard is named for the man behind breeding behemoth Hanover Shoe Farms, and the three eliminations are slated as races four, five and six on the card.
A number of precocious freshman will battle it out in the elimination heats.
In the second division Wild Bill, with trainer Ray Schnittker driving from post five, won his debut in a sizzling 1:53.1 in Pennsylvania All Stars event (Pocono) this past Sunday night. The son of Somebeachsomewhere looks to his give his trainer/driver a second consecutive Sheppard victory, having won last year’s edition with Summer Side.
Invading from Ottawa is Kwik Talkin’, steered by “Air” Jordan Stratton from post two. The son of Well Said who is unbeaten in two career outings.
Another pair of winners headline the third elim, with Paprike Blue Chip, guided by Corey Callahan from post one, and Lucky Leonard (Schnittker, post seven). Paprike, a Roll with Joe gelding, won a Pocono overnight in 1:54.2, while “Leonard” —another son of Well Said —captured a Pennsylvania All Star event in 1:55.1.
In the first division, America’s Guest, with Brett Miller in the sulky from post three, is the quickest of the freshman entered in the Sheppard, raced-timed in 1:53 in his purse debut at The Meadowlands.
Saturday night’s 12-race card has a first post of 7:10 PM.