Grove City, OH — The Ohio Fairs Championships will wrap up stakes season for the Buckeye State on Saturday (Oct. 19). MGM Northfield Park will host eight divisions of freshman and sophomore trotters and pacers. Each championship will carry a purse of $50,000.
Jailhouse Pearl is the 3-2 favorite for filly trotters. The daughter of Long Tom has never missed the board. With nine victories and five second-place finishes, Jailhouse Pearl has earned $38,377 under Eric Nesselroad’s conditioning. Chris Lems will guide the filly from the sixth post position.
Owner-trainer-driver Emanuel Miller will handle Speed Of An Angel, the 5-2 second choice in the morning line. The Marseille filly has hit the board in nine of 13 seasonal starts. She has bankrolled $17,394 and taken a mark of 2:00.
Two heavyweights will headline the filly pace championship. Trainer Rosy Weaver will send even-money favorite Pink Jammies from the rail. The filly by Fear The Dragon is coming off a second-place finish in the $75,000 Buckeye Stallion Series Championship. She has won half of her 18 seasonal starts and hit the board with seven additional second-place finishes. Pink Jammies has earned $81,880. Hunter Myers is slated to drive.
Maddie’s Delite is the 7-5 second choice. With $81,249 in the bank, the daughter of Lather Up has won 13 of 17 this season. Maddie’s Delite boasts the fastest lifetime mark of the field in 1:53.4. Austin Hanners will drive for trainer Steve Carter.
Another even-money favorite, Hydroplane’n Henry will leave from the rail in the championship for colt trotters. The gelded son of Marseille last raced and scored in a lifetime mark of 1:58.4 at the Delaware County Fair in mid-September. Hydroplane’n Henry has banked $21,306 this year. Greg Bateson will be in the sulky for trainer Brian Boring.
Amazing Tom, the 9-5 second choice, is also coming off a victory. The Long Tom colt lowered his mark to 1:58.1 at Dayton Raceway in the fair stakes. Amazing Tom has scored 10 wins in 16 tries this season, earning $44,097. Dan Krebehenne trains while Ronnie Gillespie is slated to drive.
At 2-1 on the morning line, Downbytheparade will try to capture the colt pace championship. Downbytheparade has hit the board in 28 of 31 starts. With 17 victories on his resume, the Betty Clegg trainee has earned $111,671. Aaron Merriman will guide the son of Downbytheseaside.
Leaving beside the favorite from the sixth post position is 7-2 second choice Unique Catch. The son of Catch The Fire will look for his ninth win of the season. He has banked $26,331 in 11 starts and claims a qualifying mark of 1:54.4. Daren Harvey trains and drives Unique Catch.
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will livestream the Ohio Fairs Championships from Northfield Park as part of Saturday Night at the Races. Saturday Night at the Races is presented by The Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center and sponsored by Dublin Valley Farms and the North American Standardbred Sales. Coverage of the eight finals will begin at 6:10 p.m. on the OHHA Facebook page, YouTube channel, and HarnessRacingOhio.com.
First race post time at MGM Northfield Park is 6 p.m.