Lebanon, OH — Dontforgetlittlman pulled a mild upset in the $28,000 Open Trot at Miami Valley on Wednesday (March 8).

Dontforgetlittlman pulled a mild upset in the $28,000 Open Trot. Conrad photo.

Driver Dan Noble left with alacrity when the wings folded and fronted the field from start to finish, posting fractions of :27.3, :57 and 1:25.1 before tripping the final beam in 1:53.2 — a lifetime best.

The 5-year-old son of Dontyouforgetit entered the feature race fray off four consecutive runner-up finishes. He surpassed the $300,000 earninng plateau with the victory, the 19th of his career out of 66 lifetime tries. The Christi Noble trainee, owned by Brian Witt, paid $12 to his faithful. Combined with runner-up The Mighty Hill (Trevor Smith) the exacta kicked back $56.20. Sly Little Fox (Jordan Ross) completed the trifecta.

In a $25,000 Open II Trot, Flemsteen (Trevor Smith) held off Fawn De Touch (Tony Hall) by a half-length in 1:54.2. Millionaire Dayson (Chris Page), now age 10, earned third money. Co-owner Chris Beaver conditions the winning 5-year-old by Explosive Matter for his partners, R.B.H. Ventures and Bill Manes.

Racing resumes on Thursday (March 9) at 4 p.m. with a 14-race card. Program pages can be downloaded off the miamivalleygaming.com website.