Northfield, OH — Borntobeshameless stole the show on Sunday’s (Sept. 5) Ohio Super Night card at MGM Northfield Park, springing a 33-1 upset over the highly favored Charlie May in their $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Championship for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings, one of eight such races on the blockbuster 16-race card featuring the best 2- and 3-year-old Standardbreds from the Buckeye State.

Borntobeshameless rallied to a 33-1 upset over divisional standout Charlie May in their $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Championship at MGM Northfield Park.

Dan Noble piloted the son of Big Bad John to a neck victory in 1:51.3 for his wife, trainer Christi Noble, and owners James Morris, Dennis Owens and Norman Rae Racing.

“It helped us that Charlie May did a lot of leg work on the outside for most of the mile,” said Danny Noble. “This horse has one big kick in him, and to win this race feels really good.”

Unraced as a 2-year-old, Borntobeshameless grabbed his third lifetime win in 14 tries with this stakes triumph, and the winner’s share of the $300,000 purse boosted his career earnings to $202,086. He was bred by George Green.

While Brett Miller was narrowly upended in the “glamour boys” division aboard Charlie May, he captured three of the other seven finals to take top driving honors, winning with Herculisa, Smothastenesewisky and The Mighty Hill — and rewriting track records with all three of them, to boot.

Herculisa opened the stakes portion of the program in style, trotting her way into the record books with a 1:52.3 performance.

Herculisa got Super Night off to a blazing start by scoring a track and world record of 1:52.3 in the 3-year-old filly trot final. The daughter of My MVP bested six rivals.

“She’s a tremendous filly and Virgil (trainer Morgan) had her right tonight,” said Miller. “She can race on any size track and any way, it doesn’t matter to her.”

Herculisa upped her career earnings to $356,862 with this latest triumph, the 10th of her career in 14 lifetime starts. She was bred by Joe McLead, Billy Walters and Up Front Racing.

“I’m thrilled for the owners who are passionate about the sport,” trainer Virgil Morgan Jr., said. “It’s always special when they can take a track and a world record. I thought she was the best last year, and she got crowded and couldn’t get out, and I was thrilled to see she drew the rail to vindicate herself after last year. We staked her to the Breeders Crown and the Matron, and it will be exciting to watch her race on a big track like The Meadowlands. It’s great to be part of the Ohio program right now.”

Smothastenesewisky obliterated her competition with a 1:50.2 track record performance in the 3-year-old filly pace. The daughter of Nob Hill High picked up her 15th career win and pushed her winnings to $340,731. She was bred by Robert Mondillo and Donald Robinson.

“This is the third time I’ve driven her…. She has one huge move and was right up in the rigging and felt great,” Miller said. “When she took the first couple of steps when I asked her to pace, I thought to myself, ‘It’s all over now.’”

“We bought her for $3,000 at the November sale in Springfield, Ohio,” said winning owner-trainer Brian Haynes. “I never thought in a million years we’d have a horse like this, especially when you only pay $3,000 for one. She’ll go to Delaware and then come back here for the Courageous Lady later in the year.”

Miller steered The Mighty Hill to win by a whisker over the leading Rose Run Extra in the 2-year-old colt trot in a new track record of 1:55.4. The victory gave Miller his third OHSS Championship.

“These are the kind of nights you dream about,” Miller said. “David (Miller’s trotter) had a lot of trot left and we got up just in time.”

The What The Hill gelding picked up his fifth win in seven starts for trainer Chris Beaver and co-owners Donald Robinson and VIP Internet Stable, pushing his career earnings to $213,485.

The undefeated Sea Silk became the fastest 2-year-old pacing filly on a half-mile track in harness racing history by way of her 1:51.2 OHSS win. JJ Zamaiko photos.

Miller wasn’t the only driver to take aim at the Northfield record books, as Chris Page drove Sea Silk to a new track and world record for freshman pacing fillies on a half-mile track of 1:51.2.

The undefeated daughter of Downbytheseaside grabbed the lead from the eight-hole and never looked back for trainer Ron Burke, who owns the filly in partnership with Weaver Bruscemi, Knox Services and Hatfield Services.

“She has just been flawless this year and everything we’ve asked her to do, she’s done,” said Mickey Burke Jr. “We’ve been very fortunate this season, and we’ll head to Delaware and see what we can do there. It’s a possibility she’ll go to Lexington as well.”

Bred by Steiner Stock Farm, Sea Silk is now a perfect seven-for-seven lifetime and has $340,000 in career earnings.

Gulf Shores demolished his seven rivals in the 2-year-old colt pace, stopping the timer in 1:52.1 and keeping his unbeaten victory streak intact.

“We were going a pretty good clip (:26.2 first quarter) and I knew that Danny’s colt (Sling Shock on the lead) was nice, and that down the backside we’d make a race of it,” said winning driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. “(Trainer) Brian and Jenny (Brown) have done a great job having this horse ready throughout the year. I hope the horse gets the chance to perform on a bigger stage.”

The son of Downbytheseaside — one of six by this Ohio sire in this event — is now five for five lifetime, with $251,500 in career earnings.

“He’s a special little horse,” said trainer Brian Brown. “He was ordinary as a baby, and he still doesn’t do anything extraordinary in the barn, but he’s just exceptional on the track. His sire has had a phenomenal year. Hopefully he keeps going and will continue to be a great sire.”

Gabbys C Note used a front-stepping performance to capture the 2-year-old filly trot in 1:56.3, reined expertly by Aaron Merriman.

“She was very, very calm today and made my job easy,” said Merriman. “Triumphant Caviar has turned into a great sire, and I seem to have good luck driving (his foals).”

The daughter of Triumphant Caviar was the 1-5 choice and picked up her fifth win in six starts. Gabbys C Note now has $227,650 in earnings for trainer Chris Beaver and breeder Johanna Beaver, who shares ownership with Steve Zeehandelar.

Winning Ticket picked up his 10th win this season in as many tries, capturing the 3-year-old colt trot easily in 1:54.2 for Merriman.

“This is the first time I pulled the ear plugs on him,” Merriman said. “This horse has stayed pretty tight in between starts, and he deserved to win this race. He does his job and I’m happy for this horse and his connections.”

The son of Triumphant Caviar now has $434,547 in career earnings for trainer Chris Beaver and co-owners Steve Zeehandelar, Tim Homan and James Burnett. The gelding was bred by James Bender.

“This colt has been an absolute dream this year,” said Beaver. “Triumphant Caviar has been one of the top sires here in Ohio year after year. We have this colt staked to a number of races in North America, so we’ll see how it goes.”