Grove City, OH – First-leg winners Lynn Range and Moolah In The Bank are set to face off in the second leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for sophomore filly trotters on Thursday (June 4) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Lynn Range and Moolah In The Bank are in the third of five $20,000 divisions of the BSS in Thursday’s 16-race card. First-race post time is 5:25 p.m.
Lynn Range and Moolah In The Bank each won a division in the opening leg of the BSS for 3-year-old filly trotters at Northfield Park Racino on May 3 with the former finishing in 1:56.1 and the latter in 1:57.1. Despite those victories, neither one opened as the favorite in Thursday’s third division. At 8-5, that honor belongs to Joyofmylife As (Chris Page), an Anette Lorentzon trainee who will leave from post four. Making her second seasonal start, the Guardian Angel As filly won four of seven starts and earned $81,500 as a freshman. Tom’s Babe (Trevor Smith) is the 7-2 second choice and will leave from post five.
At 8-1 and 12-1, respectively, Lynn Range and Moolah In The Bank opened with longer odds. But, according to their trainers, they shouldn’t be counted out.
Lynn Range
Lynn Range has come a long way in her racing career after opening her freshman campaign with matching sixth-place finishes at the fairs in Paulding and Marion. Trainer Herman Hagerman points to last year’s race at the Knox County Fair in Mount Vernon as a crucial turning point for the In Range filly.
“I said, ‘She has the Mount Vernon Fair. If she doesn’t get her gait straightened out, I’m either going to get rid of her or turn her out because she just isn’t going to make it,’” he remembered.
She ended up winning that race and her next eight starts, proving her status as a keeper for Hagerman.
“She’s a very nice horse — she has a great attitude, and everybody in the barn likes her,” he said. “She’s just a little thing, but she really likes her job and has been a nice filly for us.”
Owned by Hagerman Racing, Lucinda Belcher, and Martin Yoder, Lynn Range has hit the board twice in three starts this season, including the first-leg BSS win. That victory was no surprise to Hagerman, who came away impressed with her runner-up finish from the seven hole in her seasonal debut at Miami Valley Raceway. He said she trained down well all winter and wears much less equipment than she did as a freshman.
Lynn Range hit the board in 10 of 13 starts with nine wins, including her lone BSS start, and earned $38,033 in 2025. She raced primarily at fairs as a freshman and finished fourth in the Ohio Fairs Championship at Northfield. With multiple starts in the BSS added to her fair schedule this year, Lynn Range will have the opportunity to shine even brighter.
“So far, she’s been better than she was last year, so I think she could have a big summer,” Hagerman said.
Driven by Tyler Smith, Lynn Range will leave from post two on Thursday. Hagerman likes her chances of coming out on top.
“She drew good, and Tyler is getting a little more used to her, so I think she has a good shot,” he said.
Moolah In The Bank
Fellow In Range filly Moolah In The Bank wasn’t as fortunate in the draw. The Scott Cox trainee will leave from the far outside with Chris Lems in the sulky.
“We didn’t draw very good, so we have to hope some other ones mess up and we don’t,” Cox said.
Despite the less-than-ideal starting spot, Cox believes in the filly.
“She has the desire to do it, and that helps,” he said. “If we can get a close spot, maybe we’ll be OK because she does have that desire to want to beat somebody.”
Owned by Wayne Mast Jr., Callam Racing, Scott Cox Stables, and Wayne Zollars, Moolah In The Bank hit the board in six of 10 starts with one win and $9,604 in earnings in 2025. She’s at three wins and $20,600 already this season. Cox said the filly has matured and gotten stronger from last year but is still learning. So her victory in the opening leg of the BSS in May came as a pleasant surprise.
“That one really shocked me because of where she had to come from first up,” he said. “If we can string together some starts like that one, I think we can make her a little bit better.”
Moolah In The Bank followed that victory with finishes of ninth and seventh in her next two starts, stunting her positive momentum going into Thursday’s race. But Cox has high hopes for her the rest of the season.
“Hopefully she gets a little bit better and stays consistent in what she’s doing right now,” he said. “She looks good, feels good, and has a lot of potential.”
First Division
Dublins Breanna (Braiden Rhoades) opened as the 3-1 favorite and will leave from the rail alongside 7-2 second choice No Approval Needed (Brett Miller). The runner-up to Lynn Range in the opening leg of the BSS, Dublins Breanna is trained by Vernon Beachy. The Enterprise filly has hit the board in three of four seasonal starts with one win. First-leg winner Off The Rails (Tr. Smith) opened with 6-1 odds and will leave from post three.
Second Division
Madam President (Page) is the 2-1 morning-line favorite and will leave from post six. The Long Tom filly is trained by Ron Burke and has hit the board in four of six seasonal starts with two wins. Hangtighthoney L (Hank LeVan), the 7-2 second choice, will leave from post three. First-leg winner Til The End As (Luke Hanners) opened with 5-1 odds and will leave from the far outside.
Fourth Division
Hill Of A Diva (Page), the 5-2 morning line favorite, will leave from the rail. Trained by Burke, the What The Hill filly has two wins in four starts this season. Mockingbird As (Marvin Luna) is the 5-1 second choice and will leave from post eight.
Fifth Division
Guardian Doll (Ronnie Gillespie) opened as the 8-5 favorite. The Guardian Angel As filly is trained by Deborah Swartz and has hit the board in four of five seasonal starts with one win. She will leave from post six. Triumphant Times (Kurt Sugg) and Chasingstardust As (Page) are co-second choice at 4-1 and will leave from posts two and four, respectively.
For more information:
Wes Mayberry
wmayberry@ohha.com
614-221-3650
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