Columbus, OH — Four $50,000 Ohio Sires Stakes divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies and 3-year-old trotting colts are set for Saturday (June 5) at Northfield Park in round two action of the four-leg series for the Buckeye State’s finest-bred youngsters. Post time is 6 p.m. at the Cleveland-area half-miler.

Winning Ticket will be the prohibitive favorite in the second OSS division for trotting colts. Conrad photo.

Winning Ticket will be the prohibitive favorite in the second OSS division (race four) for trotting colts. This son of Triumphant Caviar took his OSS leg one division on May 3 at Miami Valley in 1:55.3 with Aaron Merriman driving for trainer Chris Beaver. He now has four wins in as many tries this year, with seasonal earnings of $77,500 and career earnings of $172,547. Winning Ticket will start from post six with Merriman in the sulky, and this bay gelding typically uses front-end tactics to score his triumphs.

Bred by James Bender, Winning Ticket is owned by Beaver, Steve Zeehandelar, Tim Homan and Jim Burnett. He is the second foal out of his dam, the hardy Credit Winner mare Lotto Winner 1:56.1h ($166,461).

Another Beaver trainee, Panzano, heads up the first OSS division (race two) with Merriman driving from post three. This son of Coraggioso-Grace N Charlie is owned by Spaaaartners and has lifetime earnings of $114,724. He is the first foal out of his dam, who earned $225,830 and took a record of 1:55.4f.

Panzano finished fourth to Spyder The Striker in his OSS leg one before winning a Scioto overnight on May 21 in 1:55.1. To date he has three wins, three seconds and two thirds in 12 career starts.

Among the pacing fillies, Summer Touch (race six) and Lady Arthur (race nine) are the clear standouts in their divisions, as both won their OSS leg one events on May 2 at Miami Valley.

Summer Touch stopped the timer in 1:53.1 in that first OSS contest for driver Chris Page, who will be in the sulky from post three Saturday. This Well Said-Real Touch filly captured last year’s $300,000 OSS championship on Super Night and is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Knox Services, Slaughter Racing and Weaver Bruscemi and is trained by Ron Burke.

The homebred lass has $328,800 in her coffers to date from eight wins and two seconds in 10 starts. Summer Touch is the fourth of six foals from her dam Real Touch p,3,1:51.1 ($150,251) and is a half-sister to Real Fine (by Bettor’s Delight) p,3,1:52.1f ($145,118) and Tru Lou (by Sweet Lou) p,3,1:49.1f ($140,131).

Lady Arthur captured her OSS event at Miami Valley in 1:53.3 with Ronnie Wrenn Jr. at the lines for trainer Dr. Ian Moore, who co-owns the filly in partnership with RG McGroup Ltd. and Serge Savard. The winner of $111,931 lifetime has four wins, one second and one third in 13 career outings.

Lady Arthur is by Arthur Blue Chip and is the eighth foal out of the Mach Three mare April Three p,3,1:53.1s ($100,262). She has a half sibling in Apollo Seelster (by Camluck) p,1:50.4f ($187,729).