Columbus, OH – Rose Run Zane set a new track record Saturday (June 28) at Eldorado Scioto Downs, stopping the clock in 1:48.1. The time of the mile was one-fifth of a second better than the previous track record set in 2022 for 4-year-old pacing geldings. This marks the third track record to fall at Scioto this season.
Getting the perfect pocket trip behind Total Stranger (Brady Galliers), Austin Hanners had Rose Run Zane sitting comfortably as the field went through :26.1, :54 and 1:20.4 fractions. Going into the final turn Hanners took Rose Run Zane to the outside and went on to win by 7-1/4 lengths. Just Kidding Katie (Trevor Smith) got up for second, while Put To Right (Tyler Smith) was third.
Dan Venier trains Rose Run Zane, a 4-year-old gelded son of Racing Hill owned by John & Leann Saunders. Rose Run Zane now has 11 wins in 32 lifetime starts, with Saturday’s victory putting him over $300,000 in earnings.
The $30,000 Carol’s Comet Final went to Fear The Hate and Chris Page, who won by a neck in 1:50.3. The pair made the top mid-way through the opening turn and led at every point of call, through fractions of :27.1, :56.2 and 1:23.2. The race was marred when pocket sitter Z’s Said went off-stride and caused some confusion doing down the backside. Unique Catch (Sam Widger) got up for second with Woodrow Blue Chip (Hanners) third.
Fear The Hate is a 3-year-old colt by Fear The Dragon trained by Ron Burke for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Knox Services and Beasty LLC who has now won all six of his 2025 seasonal starts. The real Carol’s Comet, who did a meet and greet and led the post parade for the race, joined Fear The Hate and Page in the winner’s circle.
Page and Burke teamed up again just one race later to win the $27,000 Open pace with Racing Rebel in 1:48.4. Racing Rebel got the pocket trip and won by a length over Celtic Spirit N (Tyler Smith); Surreal Ideal (Luke Hanners) was third. Racing Rebel is a 4-year-old stallion by Racing Hill who is owned by his breeder, Marjorie Polhamus, along with Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi and Page.
Racing continues at Scioto Down on Monday (June 30) with 23 qualifying races. Qualifiers can be seen on RTN, through streaming devices, such as Roku or Amazon FireStick, or at RTN.tv. Pari-mutuel racing returns Tuesday (July 1) with a 15-race card.
The 90-day 2025 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet runs through Saturday, Sept. 13. Races are held Tuesday-Saturday with a 5:45 p.m. first post. A special 3:15 p.m. post time will be on the Fourth of July and 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, to help accommodate horsemen attending the Ohio Selected Yearling Sale.
More information about racing at Scioto can be found on the Eldorado Scioto Downs website.