Lebanon, OH – No Whip Chip upset a full field of Open Trotters at Miami Valley on Sunday afternoon (April 7), returning $53.20 for a $2 win bet. Dan Noble was in the sulky behind the 7-year-old Victory Sam gelding, who was bred by his late father Sam ‘Chip’ Noble, is owned by his mother Deborah Noble and trained by his sister Meredith Noble.
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Noble got away fourth in the 10-horse field, opted for a first-up trip on the outside before the half, then cleared to the front before the three-quarters, and sailed home a 4-3/4 lengths winner in 1:54. The clocking represents a new lifetime mark for No Whip Chip, who has now won 19 races in 99 career starts and banked $183,207 for the Noble family.
Favored Mugshot Man (Trace Tetrick) finished second while Lets Go Bucks (Kyle Ater) grabbed the show laurels. The 3-4 exacta combination returned a healthy $143.20 and a winning $2 trifecta (3-4-7) ticket paid $1,632.
Racing resumes Monday (April 8) and Tuesday (April 9) afternoons at Miami Valley at 2:05 p.m. each day. Features will be a pair of $15,000 elimination heats of the James K. Hackett Memorial for 3-year-old Ohio-sired filly trotters on Monday; and another duo of Hackett eliminations for the Ohio-sired trotting colts on Tuesday.