Monroe, OH – Oh Look Magic won his fourth straight Open, but had to work hard to do it, winning the $36,000 feature at Miami Valley on Wednesday (March 4) night.
Starting from his assigned post of seven, Oh Look Magic drifted out off the wings of the starting gate to find Legacy Affair and Adamsville Road fighting to his inside for the early lead. Content to settle in third, Oh Look Magic watched Legacy Affair establish the lead while Adamsville Road settled in the pocket past an opening quarter of :27.1. The field stayed single file past the half in :56 and as they turned up the backside, Oh Look Magic pulled first over to begin his charge. As they passed three quarters in 1:23.4, Oh Look Magic drew even with Legacy Affair as the pair now battled nose to nose around the final turn. As they turned for home, Oh Look Magic took a short half length lead over Legacy Affair as Adamsville Road began to pressure from the outside and Sayinwhatimthinkin slipped up the inside to challenge from fourth. At the wire, it was Oh Look Magic holding off a hard charging Adamsville Road and Sayinwhatimthinkin by half length in 1:52.4.
For Oh Look Magic, it was his fourth win in a row at Miami Valley and his fifth in seven starts. The win pushed his 2026 earnings to over $100,000 for North America’s leading money winning horse. Five of the top ten money winning horses in North America are Miami Valley regulars.
Chris Page continued his hot hand by picking up four winners on Wednesday’s card after having three on Tuesday. The Page/Burke connection won three on the card. David Miller had a driving triple and Virgil Morgan, Jr had a training double.
The Racing week will close on Thursday (March 5) with a post time of 4 p.m.