Columbus, OH — Eldorado Scioto Downs hosted four $17,500 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old filly pacers on Thursday (July 15).

The first division was won gate-to-wire by Cruisin Thru Time (Trevor Smith) in 1:52. Conrad photo.

The first division was won gate-to-wire by Cruisin Thru Time (Trevor Smith) in 1:52 after setting fractions of :26.4, :55.3 and 1:22.3. Heavenissofaraway (Dan Noble) finished second while Ruff One Lorene (Brett Miller) came from the back of the pack to finish third. The winner went off at 6-1 and paid $14.00 to win.

Trained by Tom Blankenship and owned by Jason Shumway, the win established a new lifetime mark for the Steiner Stock Farm bred filly by Yankee Cruiser out of the Western Ideal mare I Kill Time. Cruisin Thru Time now has just over $45,000 earned lifetime.

Disaronno Hill (Racing Hill) took the long way around from post nine to win the second division in 1:53.4.

Cousin Margie (Jason Merriman) took the lead at the :27.3 quarter with Western Rosie (Tyler Smith) sitting second along the rail. Gillas Last Call (Josh Sutton) made a first over bid but couldn’t quite clear at the :57.3 half. Disaronno Hill (Brett Miller) sat second over and tipped three-wide at the 1:24.4 three-quarters. Posting a :28.4 last quarter, Disaronno Hill won by a half-length over Western Rosie with Gillas Last Call finishing third.

Going off as the 6-5 favorite, the filly out of the Well Said mare Beautiful Hill, paid $4.40 to win. Carl Howard, Kiara Morgan, Tre Morgan and trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. own the filly bred by Tom Hill, who now has $63,510 in lifetime earnings.

Nebble Hanover (Aaron Merriman) came from behind to win the third division in 1:52.3. Conrad photo.

Nebble Hanover (Aaron Merriman) also came from behind to win the third division in 1:52.3.

Getting away eighth from post eight during the :26.1 opening quarter, Merriman pulled her fourth over going to the half in :54.3 and three-wide headed to the 1:22.3 third quarter. Trevor Smith followed that three-wide move with Well N Down to finish second, while Diamond Official (Brett Miller) joined pursuit at the top of the stretch to get up for third.

The 1:52.3 was a new lifetime mark for Nebble Hanover, a daughter of Well Said out of the Northern Luck mare Northern Sky. She is trained by Ron Potter for owners Last Laugh LLC, Robert Dubovec and Warren Emery. The filly did not start at two, but is now three for eight with just under $20,000 in earnings. She was an $18,000 Ohio Selected Jug Sale purchase from breeder Hanover Shoe Farms. Nebble Hanover was the biggest upset winner of the night, going off at 14-1 and paying $31.40 to win.

The last division was won by Saddle Up N Cruise, by Yankee Cruiser out of the Well Said mare Boots N Saddle, in 1:54.

Driver Dan Noble got the filly away fourth for trainer Christi Noble and pulled second over after the :28.1 opening quarter as they went to the :58.1 half. After the 1:25.3 third quarter, the filly pulled three-wide around the last turn and exploded halfway down the lane to win by a half-length over pacesetter Alli B Terror (Billy Davis Jr). Lady Warrior (Aaron Merriman) got the two hole trip and finished third.

Saddle Up N Cruise, owned by Chuck Grubbs, now has $32,929 in lifetime earnings. Going off at 4-1, she paid $10.40 to win.

Racing continues at Scioto Downs on Friday and Saturday with a 6:15 p.m. first post. Free program pages are available for each live race day (and for qualifiers) on the website. Click here for a complete 2021 race schedule, which concludes on Saturday (Sept. 18).