Lebanon, OH — Somwherunderheavn is off to a great start in her career with four wins and four seconds in her first eight starts. The 3-year-old filly, a homebred daughter of Nob Hill High owned by Sharon Fisher, earned her biggest payday thus far on Tuesday (April 4). She won the $22,500 final of the George ‘Red’ Owens Memorial late closer, featuring female pacers who were non-winners of two pari-mutuel races or $20,000 when the series started.

Somwherunderheavn won the $22,500 final of the George ‘Red’ Owens Memorial. Conrad photo.

Austin Hanners was the sulky sitter behind Somwherunderheavn as he has been in all of her starts. The pair lived up to their even-money favorite status in the Owens final.

The winner, unraced at age two, got away fifth during the :27 opening quarter, then began a prolonged first-over attack prior to the :56.1 midway juncture. Second and lapped on to the leader Hysterical (Trevor Smith) when the leaders hit the three-quarters in 1:24.1, Hanners was able to urge a :28.2 final panel from Somwherunderheavn for a three-quarter length victory in 1:52.4, easily lowering the Steve Carter trainee’s lifetime best. Roknatninetythree (Sam Widger) got up for second with Hysterical hanging on for third.