Northfield, OH — Racing For Three made it four-for-four over the Home of the Flying Turns with a power-packed victory in the $75,000 MGM Buckeye Distaff at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (June 8).

Racing For Three won by three-quarters of a length in 1:54. JJ Zamaiko Photography.

Soft Spot (Jason Bartlett) was put into play early, clearing foes entering the first turn, with Racing For Three (Trevor Smith) taking up pocket position and Hey Hey Mama (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) finding a seat in third.

Soft Spot led the field in the straight alignment past an uncontested quarter of :27.3. Entering the stretch for the first time, Do It Like Bobbi (Austin Hanners), who was parked from the start, engaged Soft Spot, but Bartlett continued controlling the tempo, with the field getting to the half in :57.

Bartlett sped to three-quarters in 1:24.4, asking his mare for a little more entering the far turn. Ground saving Racing For Three exploded around the final turn, working past Soft Spot, and winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:54.

“We got lucky coming into the last turn, she likes to drift out a little bit, so when she came out of the pocket, I was very happy,” said Smith. “She’s such a fun horse to drive.”

Owned by Carlo Racing and C2G Stable, the 4-year-old by Western Terror pushed her career earnings to $237,970.

MGM Northfield Park returns to live racing on Sunday (June 9) at 6 p.m.

MGM Northfield Park currently races four days a week, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m.