The Ohio Sires Stakes season for pacers concluded on Saturday night (Sept. 9) at Eldorado Scioto Downs with four $300,000 Scarlet Championships, and 2-year-old colt Clever Cody was the only favorite to win as Daisy’s Star (30-1), Tarapasta (87-1) and Wicked Character (10-1) lit up the toteboard in the other events.
Top Ohio Sires Stakes trotters crowned in Scarlet Championships
Sugar Instead, Rose Run Yolanda, Grand Revival and Tennessee Tom were crowned as the best in the trotting divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes in 2023 after winning their respective $300,000 Scarlet Championships on Saturday night (Sept. 9) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Tattoo Artist victorious in Jim Ewart; Incommunicado takes the Charlie Hill at Scioto
Fresh off a win in the Canadian Pacing Derby, Tattoo Artist shipped south to Eldorado Scioto Downs to take the $260,000 10th annual Jim Ewart Memorial Pace in 1:48.2 on Saturday (Sept. 9). Incommunicado took the ninth annual Charlie Hill Memorial Trot in 1:51.4
MADC recap from The Meadowlands
With four MADC races on tap Saturday night (Sept. 9), these events were highly contested and competitive.
Sylvia Hanover rebounds to lead Simcoe winners
A trio of Simcoe Stakes divisions for 3-year-old pacers were part of Saturday’s stakes-filled lineup at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
M-M’s Dream captures Robert Miecuna Invitational Trot
M-M’s Dream and driver David Miller ignored the rain and sloppy surface and went on to easily capture the $250,000 Bob Miecuna Invitational Trot on Saturday afternoon at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The race contested at one and a quarter miles was completed in 2:24.4 over the off going.
Miller wins five including feature at Tioga
Driver Tyler Miller had a night to remember driving five winners including a win with Top Rank ($7.60) in the featured $11,000 Wayne County 6 Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 9).
Gunslinger Hill, Mugshots Bro take Batavia features
A $15,000 Open I Handicap for each gait topped the bill at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 9) and both winners took new seasonal marks as a result of their efforts.
Golden Kronos wins Vernon feature
Golden Kronos (Jimmy Whittemore) took the $7,500 featured trot on Saturday (September 9) at Vernon Downs.
Don’tcallmefrancis wires field; Hired Luck worst to first in Northville co-features
Don’tcallmefrancis (Rocknroll Hanover – Nanny Withafanny) and Art McIlmurray wired the field to win the Open Pace for the boys in 1:55.2, while Hired Luck (Tellitlikeitis – Lady Luck Killean) and driver/trainer Tyler Miller came from worst to first to win the Mares Open Pace in 1:56.1.