Berlin, MD — The second round of preliminaries for 3-year-old Maryland sired horses went to post on Monday (July 11) at Ocean Downs.

First up were the sophomore colt and gelding trotters. Hoofbeats De Vie (Charlie De Vie) remained undefeated in two years of Maryland Sire Stakes, going gate-to-wire in 2:01.1. Whitesville Mr Aw (Doggone Yankee) crossed second after making a miscue early in the race. Hoofbeats De Vie is owned and bred by Joie De Vie Stable, trained by Chris Lakata and driven by Russell Foster.

Two splits for the 3-year-old filly pacers went to post as races three and five.

In the third, Maleficent K (Rusty’s For Real) with Mark Gray in the bike, pulled the upset over Lloyds Ladys (Rusty’s All In), coming from the back of the pack to stop the clock in 1:58.4, winning by a half-length. Maleficent K is owned and bred by Charles Marsh Jr. and trained by Gray.

In the final stake of the night, reinsman Jared Moyer pulled Connies All In (Rusty’s All In) at the half to overtake the leader Grey Rocket (Cam’s Rocket) by the three-quarter pole in the 1:57.3 mile. John Wagner trains for owner/breeder Pam Wagner.

The sophomore trotting fillies and pacing colts and geldings compete in their second round of preliminaries on Wednesday (July 13) at Ocean Downs.