Northville, MI — Six-year-old Eyes Don’t Lie with owner/trainer/driver Winter Asher-Stalbaum took the Northville Downs co-featured $10,800 Mares Open Pace, while 7-year-old Travlin Swan with trainer/driver Art McIlmurray captured the $10,800 Open Trot Friday night.

The featured Mares Open had Eyes Don’t Lie being hustled away from her rail position by Asher-Stalbaum to seat all challengers and never look back. The daughter of Roll With Joe and Michelle’s Ideal set fractions of :27.3, :57.1, and 1:25.4 before stopping the timer in 1:55, winning by a one length margin over Rockinattheryman (Marc St. Louis Jr.) who was second and Cousin Margie (Lindsay Moen) who settled for third.

The win marked Eyes Don’t Lie’s 16th career victory and pushed her earnings to $113,467.

Travlin Swan held off a late charge by I Get It at the finish to hold on to win by a nose. Renae Parsons photo.

In the featured trot, McIlmurray drove the son of Swan For All, Travlin Swan, away for the lead. The pair tripped the beams to fractions of :28.1, :57.4, and 1:27.1, with a final clocking of 1:57.2. They held off a late charge by I Get It (Bob Rowland) at the finish to hold on to win by a nose with That’s A Bad Boy (Jason Merriman) finishing third.

The victory for Travlin Swan was career win number 18 and his purse earnings ticked up to $133,603. Travlin Swan is owned by Staci Malady and was bred in Michigan by Gus Korbakis.

Racing at Northville Downs resumes Saturday (May 6) at 7 p.m.

Live racing continues every Friday and Saturday evening now through Sept. 30. For live racing dining reservations, be sure to call Northville Downs in advance at 248.924.2073.