Lebanon, OH — Co-favorites Crowntimerockette (Brett Miller) and Hilary Barry N (John DeLong) finished one-two in the $20,000 final of the George “Red” Owens Memorial Series for green pacing mares at Miami Valley Raceway on Sunday (Feb. 23). Big Bad Mosa (Trace Tetrick) was next to cross the line in a ‘chalky’ finish to the three-week series for non-winners of two races or $20,000 lifetime.

Crowntimerockette was crowned queen of the Red Owens Memorial Series at Miami Valley on Sunday, cruising to a 1:53 score in the final. Conrad photo.

Dispatched at 8-5 odds, Crowntimerockette returned $5.20. With fellow 8-5 shot Hilary Barry N second, the exacta was worth $14.20. Big Bad Mosa was a strong third in the betting resulting in a paltry 50-cent trifecta payoff of $9.

After letting a pair of longshots battle up front through the opening :28.1 panel, Miller sent the winner to the front and stopped all three remaining quarter-mile timers (:57, 1:24.1 and 1:53). Sired by Ohio stallion Pet Rock, Crowntimerockette now boasts four wins and $34,505 in earnings following her two triumphs and a runner-up finish in the Owens Memorial Series. She is trained by Tom Blankenship for owner Jason Shumway.

For Miller, the feature race score was one of five on the matinee program, increasing his meet total to 70. Tetrick managed a driving triple, giving him 74 victories after 37 programs to remain the meet leader — averaging a pair of wins per day.

Next up for Miami Valley is a Monday matinee at 2:05 p.m., which will feature the $20,000 championship of the Omar Hiteman Memorial Series and the $20,000 final of the month long Survivor Series for $5,000 male claiming pacers.