Dayton, OH — Hey Hey Mama defeated four rivals and cruised to a 1:51 victory in Thursday’s (Nov. 13) $28,000 Filly-Mare Open Pace at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Hey Hey Mama (Luke Hanners) took the early lead and controlled the fractions of :28.3 and :57, and used a :54 final half to prevent any real challenge.
The five-year-old Downbytheseaside mare defeated her stablemate and pocket sitting Foxy Hill (Tyler Smith) by 1-1/4 lengths.
Fearless Ginger (Chris Page) was 1-1/4 length clear of Beautiful Lather (Jeremy Smith) to round out the trifecta.
The winner is co-owned by Odds On Racing and trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr.
In the $18,000 condition claiming pace for fillies and mares, Cinamontoastcrunch (Sam Widger) used a perfect pocket trip to spring a 12-1 upset.
Real Star was hustled off the gate’s wings by Trevor Smith from post five, parking the heavy favorite, Lady Café Au Lait (Chris Page) for the entire mile.
The leader was able to carve out the fractions of :27, :56 and 1:24.
Lady Café Au Lait couldn’t get past the leader and faded to fifth down the lane.
Cinamontoastcrunch popped the pocket and held off a closing Plays In The Shade (Cameron McCown) by a half-length in 1:53.1.
The pace-setting Real Star held on for third.
Cinamontoastcrunch, who paid $25.80 to win, is the sophomore daughter of Captain Crunch. She is co-owned by the tri of Ervin Miller Stable, Douglas Overhiser & Levi Bontrager.
Driver Luke Hanners enjoyed a big day with four wins.
A 14-race card is scheduled for 4:00 PM on Friday (Nov. 14).