by Dean A. Hoffman, for Scioto Downs

Columbus, OH — One Awesome Master tied the track mark of 1:55.4 for sophomore trotting geldings in winning a $27,100 division of the Ohio Governor’s Cup at Scioto Downs on Friday night, August 1. The Governor’s Cup is part of the Ohio State Fair races which continue at Scioto on Saturday night.

Sam “Chip” Noble steered the son of Master Lavec-She’ll Be Awesome to a 4-3/4 length victory. One Awesome Master led all the way and easily disposed of Bologna and Looking To Score. It was the seventh win of the season for the gelding who is trained by Robert Beauregard for Bernard Statile, Kenneth Clairmont, David Kaiser, and William Johnson.

The other Governor’s Cup division went in 1:57 to Bill Sanders’ Sand Wyndham over Jon Win and Michaelrowyourboat. Matt Kakaley drove the son of Pegasus Spur-Sand Chic for trainer Tye Loy. It was his sixth win in 13 starts.

There were three divisions of the First Lady Pace for 3-year-old pacing fillies, two of them producing 1:54 miles.

Kay’s Yankee Lou (Yankee Cruiser-Stage Queen) scored in 1:54 by a neck. She shot up the open stretch to overtake Cruzin Inya Jammys for Aaron Merriman. Favored Sugar Scoot Brown was third. It was her fourth win in 10 starts this season. She’s owned by the Gwinnie Lou Stable and James Davis.

Gadjet was a 1:54 winner by a head over Perfect M Forever for Matt Kakaley. Again, the favorite, Jane’s Big Gal, was third. The Jet Laag-Love Is filly is owned by Dominic Staffrey. It was only her second win in 14 starts in 2008 and she dropped her career mark by three seconds.

C R Hope (Full Of Fun-Mizz Sunrise) took the final division of the First Lady in a blanket finish over Coras Grace and Big Sapphire in 1:55. Dave Repine drove her to her sixth win in 13 starts for owners Charlene Joliff and Regina Hale.