Lebanon, OH – Tura Lura Lural (Kayne Kauffman) completed a clean sweep of the Herb Coven Jr. Memorial Series, winning the $25,000 Championship leg on Friday night (March 15) at Miami Valley Raceway.  The 4-year-old daughter of The Panderosa also captured a pair of preliminary legs before topping Avaline Hanover (Chris Page) and McPansy (Brett Miller) in the final.  The Coven Memorial featured distaff pacers who lacked four wins or $40,000 in lifetime earnings at the series’ commencement.

Tura Lura Lural completed a clean sweep of the Herb Coven Jr., Memorial Series on Friday evening at Miami Valley. Brad Conrad photo

Kauffman was intent on dictating the action, wrestling the lead away from McPansy just past the quarter mile mark of the race.   Fending off a prolonged  challenge by Scwartz Bros Beaty (Trace Tetrick), Tura Lura Lural then had to contend with Avaline Hanover for the length of the stretch before cruising under the wire a three-quarter length winner in 1:54.3.

Kauffman’s wife Natalie shares ownership of the winner with Douglas Millard and Sandra Burns of Ontario, Canada.  She now sports five wins in just 25 lifetime starts and career earnings rapidly approaching $100,000.

A $22,500 Mares Open Pace was won by Big Bad Jane, an Ohio-sired 5-year-old Big Bad John daughter making her initial start in open company for trainer-driver Dan Noble and owner Sandra Burnett.  Content to sit next-to-last in the field of seven, Noble sent Big Bad Jane three wide at the halfway station, moved up to third with two furlongs to go, and cruised to a 2-1/4 length triumph over E R Hilary (LeWayne Miller) and fast-closing Rosemary Rose (Chris Page) in 1:53.4.

Big Bad Jane and Dan Noble won the featured $22,500 Mares Open Pace tonight at Miami Valley.

Big Bad Jane has captured 17 of her 53 races to date and her bankroll has soared to $221,694.

Racing resumes Saturday night (March 16) at Miami Valley with the $25,000 championship of the George Williams Memorial series on tap as well as a $25,000 Open I and a $20,000 Open II.  Post time is 6:05 p.m.