Lebanon, OH — Four-year-old trotting mares blew up the tote board at Miami Valley on Tuesday (March 9) in the $25,000 final of the Ray Paver Sr. Memorial Series.

Miss Smead was the first of five 4-year-old mares to cross the finish line in Tuesday’s $25,000 final of the Ray Paver Sr. Memorial Series at Miami Valley. Conrad photo.

Miss Smead (Don Eash), a daughter of Guccio, won in 1:55.3, followed across the line by fellow 4-year-old mares Susie D (Brett Miller), Swan Fashion (Tyler Smith), Just For Us (LeWayne Miller) and Deswanslittlelorie (John DeLong). The series was open to trotters of either sex that were non-winners of four races or $40,000 lifetime at the nomination deadline.

Eash also owns and trains Miss Smead, who won for the third time in 2021 and increased her career earnings to $62,284. Miss Smead returned a $17.00 win mutuel and, combined with Susie D, kicked back a $189.80 exacta. Swan Fashion completed a 50-cent trifecta worth $424.05, while a 10-cent superfecta with Just For Us paid a whopping $409.68.

An elite field of eight, with combined earnings over $3 million, contested a $21,000 Open Trot on the same program.

Workinitonbroadway, making his first start for the new connections of owner James Fleming and trainer-driver Jason Brewer, upset in a career best 1:53.4. The 5-year-old son of Broadway Hall, sent off at 12-1 odds, upset other recent Open winners It’s A Herbie (LeWayne Miller), Sweet Mr Pinetucky (Trace Tetrick) and favored Jeffery P (Chris Page).

It took Brewer three-eighths of the mile to gain the lead, but once he got it, Workinitonbroadway was in complete charge. Jeffery P assumed command from last week’s winner I Know My Chip (Brandon Bates) at the :28 first quarter, then yielded to Workinitonbroadway long before the field reached the half in :56.4. When the third stanza was completed in 1:24.4, I Know My Chip had moved outside to pressure the winner, with Jeffery P in the pocket and It’s A Herbie well positioned in the second-over slot. It’s A Herbie made a race of it in the stretch, but couldn’t get past the winner’s wheels before reaching the finish. Sweet Mr Pinetucky rallied from fifth along the pylons to take third.

Shake It Mary (Dan Noble) captured the $18,000 Open II Trot in 1:55.3 over Voyage To Paris (Mitch Cushing) and Merci Monsieur AS (Kayne Kauffman). The 5-year-old daughter of Dontyouforgetit, who won two preliminary legs of the recently completed Howard Beissinger Memorial Medley at Miami Valley, won for the fifth time in eight 2021 tries. Shake It Mary is owned by the Rushcreek Stables and is trained by Sherif Cunmulaj.

Racing resumes at Miami Valley on Friday (March 12) and Saturday (March 13) with 4:05 p.m. post times.