Ohio Breeders Championship highlights Tuesday at Delaware (Ohio)

Delaware, OH — Street Gossip and Brett Miller cruised to victory in their division of the $108,190 Ohio Breeders Championship for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at the Delaware County Fair.

Street Gossip earned the fourth win of his career in his division of the Ohio Breeders Championship.

At the start of the second division, the Cash Hall colt had a couple of anxious moments as he had to maneuver around a breaking Elliotstone (Dewayne Minor) in the first eighth of the mile, but once he cleared that problem, it was smooth sailing. Street Gossip won by three-quarters of a length over a pocket-sitting Tango With Me (Aaron Merriman) in 1:57.3.

The colt is owned by Carl Howard and Steven Finkelstein’s Jesmeral Stable. He is trained by Virgil Morgan Jr.

“I want to congratulate Steve and Carl. They are great guys and love the program here in Ohio,” noted Morgan, who won for the 102nd time at Delaware.

“I had no idea I had that many wins. It makes me feel older than I am,” joked Morgan.

Street Gossip now has four wins in eight career starts and has amassed over $171,000.

Winning Ticket provided his backers with same after a 1:57.2 score in the other Ohio Breeders Championship division for rookie trotters. Conrad Photo.

Punters who like hunch plays were sure to support Winning Ticket in the first division.

Aaron Merriman guided the Triumphant Caviar colt to a neck win over a fast closing Grafenberg (Dan Noble) in gate-to-wire fashion in 1:57.2.

Winning Ticket is owned by trainer Chris Beaver, Steven Zeehandelar, Tim Homan and Jim Burnett. He has now won four times in seven starts and $95,047 in earnings.

Three $17,500 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series went to Sabina (Ray Paver), Katie’s Lucky Day (Trevor Smith) and Boujee Girl (David Miller).

Mandy Jones won the Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series final with Sports Band.

Jones came into the final as the season’s point leader and used rail position to go gate-to-wire in 1:57.4. Heather Woolums and Cenalta Power was second, while Emily Hay drove 15-year-old T Red to a third-place finish in the racetrack veteran’s final race.

Fly Charley Fly (Luke Ebersole), Wiggleitjim (David Miller) and Atta Boy Chris (Ken Holliday) took the three divisions of the Ohio Fair Racing Conference for freshman pacing colts.

On the distaff side, Beautiful Life (Shawn Barker II), McDreamy Again (Ray Paver) and Cruizin The Night (Ken Holliday) won the three divisions of the Ohio Fair Racing Conference 3-year-old pace.

Driver Ryan Stahl swept the OFRC 2-year-old colt trot with Best Value (2:01.2) and Phineas (2:02).

The 18-race Jugette Day (Wednesday, Sept. 23) card will start at 12 noon.

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