Dayton, OH — Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway kicked off its 12th season Tuesday (Sept. 23), and a $28,000 Open Trot headlined the 14-race card.
Oh Look Magic, driven by Austin Hanners, delivered a dominant front-end performance. The 5-year-old gelding by Lookslikeachpndale surged from post 2 to take command early, posting fractions of :27.3, :56.2 and 1:23.3 before coasting home in 1:52.3 with a :29 final quarter.
He crossed the wire 5-1/4 lengths clear of Sugar Instead (Sam Widger), with My Pal Sparky (Cameron McCown) another 1-3/4 lengths back in third.
It marked the third straight win for Oh Look Magic, who came into the race off a one-month layoff. He is trained by Ron Burke for the Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi.
Hanners finished the night with a driving triple.
Dayton Raceway is preparing for a big weekend of racing. Friday night (Sept. 26) will feature seven divisions of the $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Gray Championships. Saturday’s (Sept. 27) card will have the $1 million (div.) Dayton Derbies and eight $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championships. Post time for both evenings is 6:30 p.m.