Dayton, OH — A taxing :25.4 first quarter was the ingredient needed for Family Recipe to cook up another winner, his eighth on the season, in Hollywood Dayton’s featured $30,000 Open I Pace on Saturday (Nov. 13).

The 4-year-old gelded son of Always A Virgin has now banked $130,066 in 2021 with his time split between Ohio and Indiana.

Family Recipe ended up an easy 1:51.2 winner in Hollywood Dayton’s $30,000 Open I Pace on Saturday. Conrad photo.

Driver Chris Page, in the sulky for trainer LeWayne Miller, was content to watch the early speed duel between Father Ted GB (Dan Noble) and favored Kiss Of Terror (Josh Sutton) before seizing the opportunity to challenge the pacesetters first-over for the middle half of the race.

They eventually tired and then Family Recipe proceeded to the wire an open lengths winner in 1:51.2. Ginger Tree Marty (Jason Beattie) won a blanket photo finish for second with Sectionline Bigry (Tyler Smith) and Father Ted GB next to cross the finish line. Butter Bay Hanover (Shawn Barker II) and My Hero Ron (Brett Miller) also earned checks.

Trainer Miller co-owns the winner with Arnold Manders, Joseph Vieira and Never 2 Late Stable. He easily eclipsed the $300,000 earnings plateau with his 15th career triumph, and returned $9.20 to his $2 backers.

A $24,000 Open II Pace was contested earlier on the program with Nuclear Dragon (Trevor Smith) winning in the identical 1:51.2 clocking. The 9-year-old son of Nuclear Breeze was claimed for $30,000 recently by owner Tonya Nichols, who turned over the training duties to Jason Brewer. One Corona To Go (Sutton) was second and Sweet Troy (Jeremy Smith) third.

Racing resumes Monday (Nov. 15) afternoon with an earlier 2 p.m. post time. Post time remains 4 p.m. on the Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday cards.