Ohio Sires Stakes featured at Scioto Downs this weekend

Columbus, OH — Nine Ohio Sires Stakes divisions are set to be contested this weekend at Scioto Downs, with 2-year-old trotting colts and fillies featured Friday night (July 17) and 3-year-old colt pacers in the spotlight on Saturday night (July 18). Post time each night is 6:30 p.m. (EDT).

A total of 37 trotting fillies are set to battle in four $40,000 leg two divisions, while 25 trotting colts will wage war in three $40,000 leg two divisions. Stallions represented in these OSS contests Friday night include 18 by Uncle Peter (nine colts/nine fillies); seven by MVP (three colts/four fillies); seven by Triumphant Caviar (two colts/five fillies); five by Full Count (one colt/four fillies); and four by Break The Bank K (one colt/three fillies). The stallions Cash Hall and Wishing Stone both have three foals each in these OSS divisions, while Corragioso, Deep Chip, Dontyouforgetit and Southwind Spirit are represented by two foals each. As well, the stallions And Away We Go, Big Rigs, Credit Fashion, Spring Goal, Stormin Normand, Victory Sam and Winning Fireworks are all represented by one foal each.

Swizzle Hanover won her OSS leg one handily in 1:57.1 on July 3 at Northfield Park. JJ Zamaiko photo.

In the first trotting filly division (race one), Swizzle Hanover leaves from post four for trainer Randy Bendis, who conditions the Uncle Peter lass for partner Reed Broadway. Swizzle Hanover won her OSS leg one handily in 1:57.1 on July 3 at Northfield Park.

Herculisa heads up the second filly division (race seven) from post nine for trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr. and the Jesmeral Stable. A winner of two races lifetime with $21,812 in earnings, the daughter of My MVP won her OSS leg one division in 1:58.1.

In the third filly trotting division (race 10) a pair of leg one winners return. More Spirit (post two), a daughter of Southwind Spirit trained by Charles Myrick for Second Chance Stable, won in 1:59.3, while the Break The Bank K lass Chip It In (post seven) scored in 1:58.2 for trainer Chris Beaver who co-owns her along with David Meola, Donald Robinson and R.B.H. Ventures.

A Doll Face starts from post three in the fourth filly division (race 12) for trainer Kayne Kauffman and owner Doug Millard. This Dontyouforgetit lass captured her OSS leg one test in 1:59.4.

Among the colt trotters, returning OSS leg one winners include Spyder The Striker (post three) and Shouldaknownbetter (post seven) in race three. Spyder The Striker is a son of Uncle Peter conditioned by Chris Beaver for the partnership of himself, Charles Beaver, Leo Fleming and VIP Internet Stable. This youngster won his leg one in 1:56.3 by 6-1/4 lengths. Shouldaknownbetter, a Deep Chip gelding, is trained and owned by Shane Arsenault and captured his division in 1:58.2.

Perron, a son of MVP who is also conditioned by Chris Beaver, heads up race 14, leaving from post seven. Owned by Steve Stewart, David Wright, Greg Wilcoxen and Kevin Doherty, Perron won his leg one division in 1:58.4.

On Saturday night, two $50,000 OSS divisions of sophomore male pacers are set as races three and eight. Of the 14 OSS eligibles moving postward, three are by Ohio stallions Dragon Again and Pet Rock, while two are by Rockin Amadeus. Stallions represented by one foal each include Big Bad John, Big Risk, Mr Wiggles, Nob Hill High, Western Vintage and Yankee Cruiser.

In the first division (race three) Stanford Court, a son of Nob Hill High, leaves from post seven for trainer Brian Brown. Owned by Robert Mondillo, Rich Lombardo Racing, Hen-Shaut Stable and Lightning 5 Racing Stable, Stanford Court was second in leg one to Ocean Rock in 1:50.4 and captured leg two in 1:50.3. He has career earnings of $132,210.

Elver Hanover (post three) will face off against Ocean Rock (post seven) in the second division (race eight). Elver Hanover, a son of Yankee Cruiser, is trained by Ron Burke for Burke Racing, Bridgette Jablonsky, Jason Melillo, and J&T Silva- Purnel & Libby and won leg two in 1:51 and sports a lifetime bankroll of $388,450. Ocean Rock is a Rockin Amadeus gelding trained by Christi Noble for breeder-owner Sandra Burnett. This colt captured leg one in 1:50.2 and was second in leg two in 1:50.4 to Stanford Court, and has amassed $201,677 lifetime.

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