Lebanon, OH — Lane Of Stone (Dan Noble) surpassed $500,000 in earnings with a convincing 1:54 triumph in Miami Valley’s $22,000 Open Trot on Tuesday (Jan. 19).

Lane Of Stone held off It’s A Herbie to win Tuesday’s $22,000 Miami Valley Open Trot in 1:54. Conrad photo.

The 5-year-old son of Ohio sire Wishing Stone now has 21 career wins and $509,052 in earnings, although only four of those victories have come in the past 12-1/2 months.

Signal Hill (Brett Miller) beat favored Lane Of Stone off the gate, but Noble persevered until finally crossing over in front after a :28.1 opening quarter. Following a sensible second quarter in :29, Noble let Lane Of Stone trot a little more, reaching the three-quarter station in 1:25.2 before thwarting a late-closing effort by It’s A Herbie (LeWayne Miller).

Mark Winters Sr. trains the winner, who was a dominant force in the juvenile stakes in the Buckeye State, for owner Harry Horowitz. Lane Of Stone paid $3.40 to win.

Finalists were determined in two Claim To Fame series that had their preliminaries conclude on Tuesday.

Two divisions were contested by $12,500 claiming distaff pacers. Glenferrie Bronte N (Billy Mann, $7.20) was a repeat winner in 1:54.4 to establish herself as a probable favorite in the $20,000 final next week. Persistant Xample (Brett Miller, 1:53.4, $5.60) captured the other split.

The remaining finalists will be Pappy Rocks, Bellini Seelster, Sweet Western, Official Treasure, Corner Pocket, Ideal’s Nicole and U’ll Learn.

Three groups of $8,000 male claiming pacers squared off to determine the top nine money earners in the series, the benchmark for making the $22,500 final leg. Winners were 14-year-old Montana Pablo A (Trace Tetrick, 1:53.4, $5.20), Believeinyourmach (Kayne Kauffman, 1:54.1, $10.80) and Bettor’s Dream (Tyler Smith, 1:54.3, $10.60).

Also qualifying for the lucrative final were Believeinthespirit, Tyber Tyke, Anarchy Hanover, Gallery Opening, Cool Like That and Portrstownchris IR.