by Kimberly Rinker, Administrator, Ohio Standardbred Development Fund

Columbus, OH — Prsntpretynperfect, the 2-5 favorite, didn’t disappoint her fans as she stormed to a 1:56.2 winning effort in the first of two $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes for freshman pacing fillies on a dark and rainy Tuesday evening (Aug. 22) at Northfield Park.

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Prsntpretynperfect stormed to a 1:56.2 victory in a $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes on Aug. 22 at Northfield Park.

Driven by Kayne Kauffman, the Big Bad John-Wildfire Princess lass picked up her fifth career win in as many lifetime starts and boosted her bankroll to $103,500 for trainer Brian Brown and owners Jennifer Brown, Richard Lombardo and Joshua Green.

Bred by Carl Howard, Prsntpretynperfect has swept all four OSS legs and also won a $47,000 Ohio State Fair Stake. She bested rivals Pearl Crush by 3-1/4 lengths, an 8-1 choice driven by Ryan Stahl and 30-1 Kay Again, who finished third with Josh Sutton at the lines.

Believe In Waco survived a lengthy stewards inquiry to prevail in the second OSS division, clocked in 1:58 in a wire-to-wire performance. The daughter of Believeinbruiser-Waco Sharon, driven by Art McIlmurray for trainer Steve Novak, grabbed career victory number four from eight starts.

Sent off at 9-2 odds, Believe In Waco finished three-quarters of a length in front of 20-1 Tiffany Rocks As (Aaron Merriman) and 10-1 Merciless, driven by Danny Noble. This precocious filly now has $53,520 in career earnings for breeder-owner Gerald L. Mijal. She was second twice and fourth once in her three previous OSS contests.