Oak Grove, KY — On Monday (July 4), eight $25,000 divisions of the Oak Grove Early Sire Stakes were conducted at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel. Reinsman Tony Hall collected three wins in sire stakes action. Also, no winners of the first legs returned to repeat this week.

Dont Fence Me In would not be denied in 3-year-old filly pacing division

Kentucky champion Dont Fence Me In (Andrew McCarthy) returned to her winning ways when she took the second division in 1:52.2 over Ainthesamewithoutu (Hall) and Jazzed (Andy Miller).

Dont Fence Me In scored in 1:52.2. Oak Grove photo.

Trained by Tony Alagna, Dont Fence me is a daughter of Captaintreacherous-Mystery Game and is owned by Riverview Racing, Alagna Racing, Steven Head and Pryde Stables. Bred by Riverview Breeding, Dont Fence Me In improved her record to 18-7-5-3 and her bankroll to $389,784. She paid $2.40 to win as the prohibitive favorite.

Lock Bridge (Dexter Dunn) surged past leader Captains Princess to record the second victory of her career in 1:52.4. Lookatmyrapsheet (Charlie Conrad) was second and Galinaruckus (Randy Crisler) was third in the first division for 3-year-old pacing fillies.

Trained by Linda Toscano for Enviro Stables, South Mountain Stables, Camelot Stable and Westminster Road, Lock Bridge now sports a record of 10-2-5-2 and has earned $40,850. Bred by Riverview Breeding, Visionary Breeders and Minisink Farms, Lock Bridge is by Captaintreacherous and out of Turnoffthelights.

Sent off as the favorite, Lock Bridge paid $5 to win.

Summer Trader, Terminator take divisions for 3-year-old male pacers

Summer Trader (Hall) provided his driver with the first of his three sire stakes wins on the day when the gelding defeated Vicious (McCarthy) in the first of two divisions for 3-year-old male pacers. American Classic (Miller) was third.

Trained by John Ackley, Summer Trader paced the mile in 1:50.3. He now has a resume of 13-4-3-1 and has amassed $44,986 in purse money. The gelded son of Sweet Lou-Cool Treasure posted the biggest upset on the card in the sire stakes divisions as he paid $24.80.

Summer Trader is owned by CT Stable and was bred by Fred Kruszelnicki.

Terminator (Miller) won the second division for his age, sex and gait by a nose over Wolftrax (John MacDonald) in 1:50.4. The post-time favorite River Ness (Dunn) was third.

Trained by Ron Burke for owners Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Knox Services and J&T Silva Stables, the son of Downbytheseaside-Crescent City boosted his bank account to $190,883 and his record to 16-4-4-4.

Bred by Diamond Creek Farm, Terminator paid $6.80 to win as the public’s second choice.

Blue Bayou Deo trots faster than the boys in 3-year-old filly trot division

Blue Bayou Deo (MacDonald) lowered her previous lifetime mark by more than three seconds when she tripped the timer in 1:53 in the first division for 3-year-old trotting fillies. The daughter of Trixton and Blue Yonder bested post-time favorite Pioneer As (Hall) in the stretch drive. Spendthemoneyhoney (Miller) was third.

Trained by Jason Robinson, Blue Bayou Deo is owned by Thestable Blue Bayou Deo. She was bred by Deo Volente Farms and T L P Stable. Blue Bayou Deo now has a record of 18-4-3-5 with three of those victories this season. Her bankroll now stands at $66,724. The filly paid $14.20 at the windows.

Grandeur (Hall) collected her second win of the season in as many starts in the second leg for trotting fillies. Leaving from post position four, the daughter of Love You-Caress The Senses took the lead in the first quarter-mile and then sat in the pocket until the drive for the wire. Nikki The Nun (McCarthy) was second and Those Blues (Dunn) was third.

Grandeur, who completed the mile in 1:56, competes as a homebred for Carter Duer and is trained by Bob Stewart. The filly now has three wins from eight starts and has earned $29,750. Grandeur paid $5 to her supporters as the co-favorite.

Ducasse defeats first leg winner Ezra in 3-year-old trotting division

In the more eventful and swifter second division for male sophomore trotters, Ducasse (McCarthy) outlasted Ezra (Miller) by a neck in 1:53.4. After sitting third for three-quarters of a mile, the son of Father Patrick-Summer Savory made his move at the top of the stretch and reeled in Ezra. Iwon’t Backdown As (Hall) came along late to be third.

Owned by Brixton Medical Inc., Christina Takter, Hatfield Stables and Fair Island Farm, Ducasse is trained by Nancy Takter and was bred by Fair Island Farm. The gelding how has a record of 9-5-2-1 in 2022 after going winless in four starts as a freshman. Sent off as the favorite, Ducasse paid $5.40 to win. He has now earned $77,786.

Golden Wall As (Hall) rebounded from a third-place finish in the first sire stakes leg to score in 1:55.1 in the first division. Trained by Anette Lorentzon, the Walner-Golden Door Lindy colt pulled away from Jetborne (Christian Lind) in the lane. Gaelihill (Trond Smedshammer) was third.

Owned by ACL Stuteri AB and Kjell Johansson, Golden Wall As was bred by ACL Stuteri AB and now has a record of 14-6-3-2. He has earned $92,405 and is now 5-3-1-1 this season. Golden Wall As paid $4 as the public’s top choice at the windows.

With second round action now concluded, the $25,000 consolation and final for sophomores will be held on July 18. For freshman the $25,000 consolation and the $100,000 final will be on July 17.

The fourth and final legs for the 4-year-old series will be conducted on July 12 with the $150,000 finals on July 19.

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