Talkaboutaqueen tops Open Mares at Miami Valley

Lebanon, OH — It took a couple qualifiers and one tightener race, but Talkaboutaqueen — the Ohio Sires Stakes older mare champion in 2020 — roared back to the head of the distaff class in the $22,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace at Miami Valley Raceway on Friday (Feb. 26).

Talkaboutaqueen regained her 2020 form with an impressive triumph in the $22,000 Mares Open on Friday. Conrad photo.

The 6-year-old daughter of Oaks Enforcer won six times and hit the board in 14 of 24 starts last season, banking $89,626 for owner Rod Allums Jr. and trainer Jayme Laing.

Driver Brett Miller was content to get away fourth from an inside post when Big Bad Jane (Dan Noble) and Checks On The Way (Trace Tetrick) sped through a highly contested first quarter which was reached in :26.4. Before the :55 half Miller decided to join the front end fray and had moved up to third on the outside.

With a huge third quarter, Talkaboutaqueen stuck her white blaze face in front of Checks On The Way when the timer flashed 1:22.4. With the early leaders backing through the field, favorites Bettor’s Up (LeWayne Miller) and The Bethinator (Tyler Smith) — who were assigned outside posts in the field of nine — came calling in the stretch, but ended up finishing second and third, respectively, as Talkaboutaqueen held on for the 1:52.2 triumph.

Talkaboutaqueen paid $18 to her faithful. Coupled with Bettor’s Up, the exacta returned a whopping $238.20, while the 50-cent trifecta including The Bethinator was worth $401.50.

A trio of $12,250 first leg divisions of the Herb Coven Jr. Memorial Series, for distaff pacers shy of four wins or $40,000 lifetime, produced wins by two odds-on favorites and a strong second choice in the betting.

Real Rockin Ravi just nipped Keystone Eureka while winning an opening leg division of the Herb Coven Jr. Memorial Series. Conrad photo.

Real Rockin Ravi (Noble, $7.80) narrowly defeated favored Keystone Eureka (Tetrick) in the initial split, clocked in 1:53.2. Better Days Ahead (Mitchell Cushing) garnered the show payoff.

Coconut Beach (Smith) beat Smoknthmnbluejeans (Miller) and Makeitagaingo (Jordan Ross) in an identical time of 1:53.2. Jeff Brewer owns and trains the winning 4-year-old Art Major lass who paid $3.20 for the win.

The final division went to heavily favored Anthem (Cushing, 1:54, $2.40) over Sara Jane (Jeremy Smith) and Harper (Tyler Smith).

The Saturday (Feb. 27) card at Miami Valley will include a contentious 10-horse $22,500 Open Handicap Pace, as well as four first leg divisions of the George Williams Jr. Series for male pacers under four wins or $40,000 lifetime. Post time is 4:05 p.m.

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