Lebanon, OH — Andy Ray, a recent addition to the Open trotting ranks at Miami Valley Raceway, captured the $25,000 Barry Langley Memorial on Sunday afternoon (March 10). The 7-year-old gelding, who banked $175,343 racing primarily at Yonkers Raceway in 2018, was greeted in an emotional makeshift backstretch winner’s circle by over 100 of Langley’s family, friends and fellow horsemen still in shock over the sudden and unexpected passing of the likeable trainer on Wednesday at age 33.

Driver Elliott Deaton chose the gate-to-wire strategy for favored Andy Ray’s second local start and the altered son of Crazed responded with a 1:55.2 front-stepping triumph. 11-1 longshot Flight Of The Kiwi (Brett Miller) made a gallant first-over attempt to wear down the winner, but fell one-half length short at the finish. Pine Dream (Chris Page), the winner of the last two top weekly trots, managed a two-hole trip despite an assigned outside post position, but could find no racing room late and settled for the show dough.

Yinson Quezada owns Andy Ray, who is trained by Anette Lorentzon. He now sports 22 wins in 110 career starts good for earnings of $545,735.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Barry Langley Fund, earmarked to benefit Barry’s beloved four-year-old daughter Lucy Jean. Contributions will be collected at the calling hours, the post-funeral celebration gathering, or can be mailed to: Barry Langley Fund, c/o Lebanon Citizens National Bank, P. O. Box 59, Lebanon, OH 45036.