by Kimberly Rinker, Administrator, Ohio Standardbred Development Fund

Columbus, OH — Four divisions of 3-year-old pacing fillies are set to battle in Ohio Sires Stakes on Memorial Day (May 30) in a 2 p.m. matinee at Scioto Downs. Each division for the sophomore side-wheelers sports a purse of $40,000.

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Ohsowigglesspecial will be trying for her fifth consecutive win in the fourth $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes division on Monday afternoon at Scioto Downs.

Trainer Jim Arledge, Jr. will harness OSS leg one winner It’s Your Fantasy from post six in the first division (race three). This Big Bad John lass stormed to a 1:55.1 career best victory on May 6 at Miami Valley Raceway with Danny Noble at the lines. The big brown filly followed that win with a 1:55.3 triumph on May 17 at Scioto Downs, upping her seasonal earnings to $27,750 and her career bankroll to $61,955. It’s Your Fantasy — a $45,000 yearling purchase from the 2014 Ohio Selected Jug Sale — is the first foal out of the Camluck mare Favorite Fantasy p,2,1:58.2f ($36,490). Greg and Holly Martin bred this speedy filly.

Queen Ann M (Chris Page, post one), Ufpfortydevensgirl (Jason Brewer, post three) and Naked By Nine (Jeremy Smith, post four) — all of whom finished second in their respective divisions in the first leg of this series — will be trying to stop It’s Your Fantasy from notching her third straight triumph.

She Gone, who hails from the Brian Brown Stable, has been saddled with the eight hole in the second OSS division (race five), but she won from the seven hole in the first leg of this series on May 6 handily in 1:55.1. Owned by Jennifer and Beau Brown, Cameron McCown and Richard Lombardo, this Feelin Friskie filly has three wins to her credit this season in five starts and earnings of $36,975. Bred by Midland Acres, She Gone has $55,885 in career earnings for these connections. A $20,000 yearling buy at the 2014 Ohio Selected Jug Sale, She Gone is the fifth foal out of the Cam’s Card Shark mare Semaj Hanover and is a half-sibling to: Semaj Sam (by Nobleland Sam) p,4,1:53.2f ($46,410). Regular pilot Ronnie Wrenn Jr. will be in the sulky once again.

Give No Lip (Jeremy Smith, post one) and John’s One Desire (Kayne Kauffman, post two) who both finished third in the first OSS legs at Miami Valley on May 6, have the advantage of better post positions than She Gone. Save My Tootsie (Josh Sutton, post six), who was a strong second in leg one, should also be charging hard at the wire for trainer Ron Potter and owner Clyde Perfect.

OSS leg one winner Clarebear heads up the third OSS division (race seven) for driver Peter Wrenn and the Carlo family. This homebred daughter of World Of Rocknroll stormed to a four length triumph in that May 6 contest at Miami Valley, tripping the timer in a career best 1:54.3 for the one mile test. Unraced at 2, in just five starts this season Clarebear has earned $26,450 under the eye of trainer AJ Carlo.

Feelin Lilly (Ryan Stahl, post three) and Gorgeous Road (Kurt Sugg, post eight) appear to be Clarebear’s main threats in here. Feelin Lilly, a Brian Brown trainee, stormed to a career best 1:54.4 clocking in a Scioto Downs overnight on May 18, while Gorgeous Road captured a Northfield overnight in 1:54.3 in wire-to-wire fashion by three lengths on May 21 for trainer Cory Deyermand.

My Tweed Heart hails from the rail for trainer Jim Dailey and driver Josh Sutton in the fourth and final OSS division (race 11). The bay daughter by Manhardt captured leg one of OSS action on May 6 at Miami Valley in 1:54.4 for these same connections. Bred by Stanley Swango, My Tweed Heart has $165,202 in career earnings for owners Carl and Melanie Atley and Alan Keith. She is the fifth and most prolific foal out of the unraced Towner’s Big Guy mare Tweedle D and was a $2,500 yearling purchase from the 2014 Ohio Selected Jug Sale.

OSS leg one winner Ohsowigglesspecial will be trying for her fifth consecutive win (Dan Noble, post four) in this same division. The daughter of Mr Wiggles is conditioned and co-owned by Joe Paver for Pearl Warren Paver and Dennis Paver. Lifetime, this homebred has earned $61,710 and took her career mark in her last race on May 20 at Scioto Downs, when she swept under the wire in 1:53.4.