by Kimberly Rinker, OSDF Administrator

Columbus, OH — Trainer Brian Brown harnessed four of five Ohio Sires Stakes winners for 2-year-old pacing colts and fillies on a balmy and rainy Friday night (Aug. 10) at Scioto Downs.

Brown harnessed the winners of all three $40,000 OSS divisions for freshman pacing colts, beginning with Dislocator, who took a front-stepping journey to score his maiden victory in 1:53.3 with Chris Page at the lines. The son of Big Bad John-Eagle Yankee, who was making just his fourth lifetime start, finished a half-length in front of stablemate Smackitwithahammer (Ryan Stahl), a 19-1 longshot, while 3-1 Easeondowntheroad (Dan Noble) notched third-place honors.

Bred by Midland Acres, Dislocator, who left the gate at odds of 5-1, now has $36,640 in earnings for owners Joelyn Ridder, Scott Davis, Sharron Soponyl and VIP Stable.

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Despite unfriendly weather, High On Paydaze kept his win streak intact with a victory in his $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes division.

High On Paydaze continued his winning ways for Brown and company, with a near perfect, wire-to-wire route to win the second OSS colt division in a torrential downpour in 1:54.1 at odds of 2-1. Page steered this son of Nob Hill High-Myell to his fourth career victory in as many starts, holding off his hard-trying, 6-5 stablemate Rock Candy (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) by a half-length, with another Brown trainee, the 8-1 Tony Too Tall (Ryan Stahl) getting up for third.

High On Paydaze has now swept the first three OSS legs for owners Scott Hagemeyer, Robert Mondillo and Donald Robinson, amassing $78,400 thus far for his connections.

Brown then bridled up 9-5 Final Offer and 2-1 Carmen Ohio in the first $50,000 OSS division for fillies. The former prevailed by three-quarters of a length over the latter with Sugar And Spite (Tyler Smith) third at 7-1. The daughter of Rockin Amadeus-Sectionline Yankee followed the leading Carmen Ohio throughout most of the mile before besting her stablemate in the final yards in 1:55.2.

It was the first career win for Final Offer, who is owned by Country Club Acres, Aws Stable and Joe Sbrocco. Bred by Michael Dixon and Harold and Harold Lee Bauder, Final Offer now has $31,300 in her coffers.

Finally, Brown and driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. teamed up to capture the second $50,000 OSS filly division with High Reward, a Yankee Cruiser-Enhance The Night lass owned by Country Club Acres, Joe Sbrocco and L&H Management Services. High Reward, the 7-1 choice, also enjoyed a front-end trip in her maiden victory, clocked in 1:53.1, after previously finishing second and fourth, respectively, in legs one and two. She finished nearly two lengths in front of 8-5 favorite Rylee Roo (Aaron Merriman), with Rose Run Uptowngal (Chris Page) third, some 2-1/4 lengths back.

Bred by Steve Jones, High Reward upped her career earnings to $50,075. That triumph also gave driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. his fifth consecutive win on the program.

The final OSS contest for pacing colts saw 6-1 Doo Wop West score in 1:53.2 in his first OSS venture. The Western Vintage-Allamerican Raquel gelding, who is trained by Dirk Simpson for Lawrence Crawford, was given a careful steer by Aaron Merriman to finish 2-1/2 lengths in front of 23-1 Van Diesel (Trevor Smith) at the wire, with 2-5 favorite Rose Run Ulysses (Danny Noble) finishing third.

Bred by White Birch Farm, Doo Wop West now has two wins in three career starts and $23,400 in earnings.

Ohio Sires Stakes continue Saturday night (Aug. 11) at Northfield Park, with three $40,000 divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies. The $400,000 Carl Milstein Memorial is also on the evening’s program, featuring North America Cup and Ohio Sires Stakes winner Lather Up.