Columbus, OH — Eldorado Scioto Downs has seen some blistering miles this year and Saturday (June 26) was no different with two new national season’s marks being set.

The first was by Herculisa in race two, the first $50,000 division of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies. Not only did her 1:52 mile make her a national season’s leader, it set a new track record for the division.

Herculisa (Brett Miller) left from post four to take the early lead in :27. After the :56.3 half, Celebrate With Me (Chris Page) took over to the 1:23.3 three-quarters. Herculisa got up in mid-stretch to win by two lengths. Celebrate With Me finished second with Designer Specs (Ryan Stahl) getting up for third.

Virgil Morgan Jr. trains the filly by My MVP out of the Andover Hall mare Herculotte Hanover for Jesmeral Stable. The mile demolished her previous lifetime best of 1:54.2 and pushed her career earnings to $136,612. Herculisa went off at 3-1 and paid $8.40 to win.

Catch The Fire got up to win by a neck in 1:47.3. Conrad photo.

The second national season’s mark was set by Catch The Fire in the $22,000 Open. Also piloted by Brett Miller, the 4-year-old sat in the pocket to Ocean Rock (Dan Noble) who set the fractions of :25.4, :54 and 1:20.1. Catch The Fire got up to win by a neck in 1:47.3. Ocean Rock finished second with Gold Digger King (Tyler Smith) finishing third.

Catch The Fire went off at 8-5 and paid $5.40 to win. The time of the mile was just one-fifth of a second off the Scioto track record for 4-year-old stallions set by Pet Rock in 2013.

Catch The Fire has three wins in five starts this year, never missing the board, and has $753,701 in lifetime earnings. He is trained by Todd Luther for owners Black Magic Racing and CT Stables.

The other division of the OHSS went to the 1-5 favorite Katie’s Lucky Day in 1:55.2.

Leaving from post three, driver Trevor Smith went to the top but let A Doll Face (Kayne Kauffman) get to the front by the :27.2 opening quarter. The Uncle Peter filly then re-took going under the wire for the first time and led through splits of :58 and 1:27.2. Merry Ann (Page) got up for second with Swizzle Hanover (Mike Wilder) finishing third.

Katie’s Lucky Day paid $2.40 to win. Out of the Muscles Yankee mare Yansky, Katie’s Lucky Day is owned by Black Magic Racing, is trained by Luther and now has banked $149,969 lifetime.

Racing continues at Eldorado Scioto Downs each Tuesday-Saturday with a 6:15 p.m. first post. There will be a special Fourth of July card (Sunday) at 2 p.m. Due to that added race date, the track will be dark on Tuesday (July 6). View the entire 2021 Eldorado Scioto Downs racing schedule here.