Luther Brothers wins Greenfield Trot at Scioto

Grove City, OH — Luther Brothers (the horse) won for the Luther brothers (trainer Todd and owner Greg) Wednesday (June 5) in the $30,000 Kevin Greenfield final for male trotters at Eldorado Scioto Downs in 1:55.4.

Luther Brothers won the $30,000 Kevin Greenfield final for male trotters. Conrad photo.

Driver Dan Noble let the dust settle up front while Papa Nordin (Jeremy Smith) hit the quarter in :28.2. Pulling from sixth to be second over following Uncle Ruckas (Tyler Smith), who had been parked since the start, Luther Brothers was sitting fifth at the :59 half.

By the 1:26.4 three-quarters, Luther Brothers tipped three-wide and finished the mile under a hand drive to win by 5-3/4 lengths. Do Whats Right (Brett Miller) came charging late to finish second while Pleaseandthankyou (Cameron McCown) was third.

The win marked Luther Brother’s third straight in the Buckeye State after winning the two legs of the Greenfield mini-series. The Long Tom gelding now has $39,690 banked in 12 lifetime starts for owner Greg Luther Racing.

There are four divisions the mini-series for Ohio sired non-winners of one named after past OHHA presidents and general managers. The final of the Jerry Knappenberger, for colt pacers, was held on May 23 and won by Heerz Popeye in 1:53.1. Tuesday night (June 4), Lady Almas took the John Konesky III for filly trotters in 1:56.2. The last of the finals, the Steve McCoy for filly pacers, will be held on Friday (June 7).

The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet runs through Saturday (Sept. 14). More information about racing at Scioto can be found on the Eldorado Scioto Downs website.

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