Pace Baby Pace tops Open mares at Miami Valley

Lebanon, OH — Following four starts in high-level conditioned races, Pace Baby Pace returned to the featured Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (Feb. 8) at Miami Valley Raceway, and proved that she can still hang with the big girls with a 1:53.3 win over sloppy going.

Pace Baby Pace nailed Rose Run Vision in the final strides to win Miami Valley’s $28,000 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday. Conrad photo.

The 6-year-old Sweet Lou mare, whom Chris Page drove, was a head better than Rose Run Vision (Trevor Smith), who had won two straight and three of her last four at the top level.

Rose Run Vision was sent directly to the top of the field from her assigned outside post, reaching the first quarter in :27. Marloe Hanover (Brett Miller) secured the garden spot with Tiny Bit Of Sky (Jason Beattie) defending her inside start in third.

Page was content to follow the leaders in sixth through middle fractions of :55.3 and 1:23.4, but had Pace Baby Pace in the outer flow around the final bend before storming through the lane to just catch the pacesetter in the last few steps. Marloe Hanover saved third.

It was the 26th career success for Pace Baby Pace, who nears $400,000 in purse earnings, in 84 trips behind the starting gate.

The Tuesday program also included three $22,500 second-leg divisions of the Claim To Fame Series for $20,000 male pacers. The winners were Hal N Sammy (Josh Sutton, 1:54.3, $41.80), Highlandbeachycove (Dan Noble, 1:53, $3.20) and Tick’s A Yankin (Tetrick, 1:53, $3.40).

Joining the three winners in next week’s lucrative $35,000 final will be other top money earners Major Bucks, American Virgin, Evergreen Elite, Caviart Stetson, Zen Da Ballykeel, Rock Solid Image and Armabluechipboy N.

Dan Noble scored four wins on the card, while leading driver Trace Tetrick recorded three.

Racing resumes Wednesday (Feb. 9) with a 4:05 p.m. post time.

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