Dayton, OH – Heavily favored Kiss Of Terror, despite an assigned outside post position, dominated the Open I pacers at Hollywood Dayton Raceway on Saturday (Oct. 16) in 1:50.1.

Kiss Of Terror ran his win streak to nine with a 1:50.1 triumph in Hollywood Dayton’s $24,000 Open I Pace. Conrad Photo.

Driver Josh Sutton sent the 9-year-old son of Western Terror right to the top once the starting gate folded and never experienced an anxious moment while winning for the ninth straight time, the last three in Open I company.  In his 21st 2021 start, all in the Midwest, Kiss Of Terror won for the 13th time and upped his seasonal earnings to $125,675.  Career wise, the winner has won 52 times in 144 tries good for $517,368 in bounty.

Ameer Najor owns the winner and employs Paul Holzman to condition him.

With three additional divisional track records falling in the last three days, nine separate standards have been reduced in just the first 17 days of the current 70 day meet.  Five  pacing divisions have new record holders in Velocity Chaps (2yo colts, 1:52.2), Berries Berry (2yo geldings, 1:52), Oakwoodanabella IR (3yo fillies, 1:49.3), Vel Mr Nice Guy (3yo geldings, 1:50.1) and Lyons Sentinel (4yo mares, 1:48.2).

On the trotting side of the ledger the four new record holders are Purple Aura (2yo fillies, 1:56.2), Celebrate With Me (3yo fillies, 1:53.4), Back Of The Neck (4yo horses, 1:51.4) and Refined (aged mares, 1:52.4).

Hollywood Dayton races on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a 4:00 post time.