by Dave Schmidt, for the Signature Series

Celina, OH — De Niro G put the final touches on his Signature Series season, winning his eighth straight race and the Signature Series Trot Championship on Wednesday, September 12.

De Niro G (9, g, Shane Scottseth-Sintha Asmara-Niton) won the Robert H. Brown Memorial Trot at the Wyandot County Fair in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, for driver Kevin Hough and owner Dein Spriggs in a time of 2:04.2, nipping stablemate Byzanz and Master Pine for the win. The trotters will next race at the Delaware County Fair in the final event of the year.

The Signature Series stays at the Wyandot County Fair on Thursday night, September 13, for the Sandusky River Pace and two divisions of racing.

Complete race details and point standings appear on the Signature Series Web site at www.mercercountyohiofair.com.

Signature Series Trot Standings
Horse/Points
De Niro G – 80
John Stevenson – 59
Byzanz – 48
Mac Port – 45
Calico Cat – 37
CSI Love Hurts – 33
Sandblast – 32
Friday Nite Dinky – 31
Golden Nutmeg – 30
That’s George – 25

Next Up:
Upper Sandusky – Wyandot County Fair – September 13
– Sandusky River Pace – ($2,500)

Delaware – Delaware County Fair – September 19-20
– Signature Series Trot – ($5,000)
– Signature Series Pace – ($5,000)