Delaware, OH — In addition to the Little Brown Jug, Old Oaken Bucket and Miss Versatility, a number of stakes events dotted the undercard of the marathon 25-race program at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair on Thursday (Sept. 21). Recaps of those undercard races follow.

Janelle Granny, Rose Run Zane take Ohio Breeders 2-year-old colt pace divisions

Janelle Granny (Brett Miller) rebounded from a third-place finish in the $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes final (Sept. 9) and held off a persistent Racing Rebel (Sam Widger) and Outer Banks (Chris Page) to win the opening division of the Ohio Breeders Championship (OBC) for 2-year-old pacing colts.

Janelle Granny held sway to capture his Ohio Breeders Championship division on the Jug Day undercard. Conrad Photo.

Betty Jo Clegg owns and trains the Fear The Dragon colt, who has finished on the board in all but one of his 15 starts this season.

The lightly-raced Rose Run Zane (Austin Hanners) took the final $75,000 division in a lifetime best 1:51.1. Making only his sixth start of the season, the Racing Hill gelding went gate-to-wire to defeat a challenging Fear The Image (Tyler Smith) and Midwind Beach Boy (Yannick Gingras).

The winner is owned by John and Leann Saunders and trained by Dan Venier.

OBC 3-year-old colt trot to Jet Hill, John Dutton

Jet Hill (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) got some redemption from Grand Revival (Brett Miller) and took the opening division of the Ohio Breeders Championship for 3-year-old colt trotters.

The winner benefited from breaks in stride in the final turn by Grand Revival and K J Alexander (Austin Hanners) and cruised to a four-length win over Rose Run Yorick (Chris Page) and Jogging Full Trot (Dan Noble). The What The Hill gelding is owned by the Serenity Racing Stables and trained by Edward Miller. He has won eight of 12 seasonal starts.

Jet Hill finished second to Grand Revival in the $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes championship.

Chris Page sent John Dutton to the early lead and never looked back in the second $59,000 division. John Dutton was a half-length better than Black Magic (David Miller) and Burton’s Hill (Dexter Dunn).

The What The Hill gelding is trained by Ron Burke for Burke Racing Stable, Knox Services, Johnny Yoder and RAS Racing. The $29,500 first-place check pushes his career earnings to over $400,0000.

Stakes record falls in OBC 3-year-old filly pace

McSeaside (Chris Page) and Somwherunderheavn (Tony Hall) both broke the stakes record with their 1:51.4 victories in the OBC for 3-year-old filly pacers.

Somwherunderheavn won the first $63,500 division by 2-1/4 lengths over Celebrate Me Home (Chris Page) and Cruise Alert (Brett Miller). The Steve Carter-trained daughter of Nob Hill High is co-owned by Jeff Fought Racing, Brian Carsey, Adam Friedland and Patty Carter.

McSeaside, a daughter of Downbytheseaside, is trained by Ron Burke for Burke Racing Stable, Beasty, J & T Silva Stables and Knox Services.

She defeated Fear The Britches (Trevor Smith) and Kassagi (Sam Widger) by 2-1/2 lengths.

Racing Rampage and Rockmelikeyameanit Score OBC Wins in Sophomore Colt Pace

It was a long time coming, but the 2022 Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacer of the Year was back in the winner’s circle in the Ohio Breeders Championship for sophomore colt pacers in a lifetime best 1:51. Brett Miller drove Racing Rampage to a gate-to-wire victory by three lengths over Somewhere Vintage (Dexter Dunn) and a closing Trooper L (Hank LeVan).

The Racing Hill gelding is co-owned by trainer Darren Dowler and Lawrence Bettler. Racing Rampage picked up his first win of the season and the sixth of his career. He has more than $318,582 on his card.

The first $61,500 division went to Rockmelikeyameanit, who survived a wild finish in 1:52.2. Rockmelikeyameanit was 1-1/4 lengths better than Dynamite Dylan (Brett Miller) and Act Fast (Chris Page), who finished in a dead heat for second.

Dan Noble drove the winner, who is trained by Christi Noble, for Dennis R. Owens, Norman Rae Racing and James F. Morris. He has earned $422,103 during his career.

Bird And Grenade breaks maiden in Standardbred

Bird And Grenade was winless in his first eight starts, but broke his maiden in the $50,000 Standardbred trot for 2-year-old colts. Flirtnwiththepilot (Peter Wrenn) and Vanguard (Tim Tetrick) were second and third, respectively.

Brady Brown steered the winner for trainer Steve Schoeffel and co-owners Kathy Schoeffel and Four Cousins Stable.

Silken Sweet was smooth in Standardbred

Silken Sweet (Yannick Gingras) won the non-wagering $40,000 Standardbred for freshman pacing colts in 1:52.3. The pacesetting Solid Character (David Miller) was second and Special Menu (Dexter Dunn) was third.

D Racing Stable and Donald G. MacRae are the owners of the Betting Line gelding. He is trained by Deborah Daguet. Silken Sweet was a $15,000 yearling purchase and has now won three of his 10 2-year-old starts.