Dayton, OH — Eight $75,000 Ohio Sires Stakes consolations for 2- and 3-year-old state-bred youngsters were contested Saturday night (Oct. 2) at Dayton Raceway. A total of 15 Ohio-registered, diagonally gaited stallions were represented in four OSS trotting events, while 14 stallions of side-wheeling genetics had progeny who competed in four pacing events.

The ill-fated trotting stallion Cash Hall, who passed away in 2019 and had been standing at Cool Winds Farm in Lima, Ohio, at the time of his death, was represented by two foals, both of whom won their respective divisions — Street Gossip in the 3-year-old colt trot and Cash N Chips in the 3-year-old filly trot.

Street Gossip, with Brett Miller at the lines, scored in 1:54.2 as the race favorite. Conrad photo.

Street Gossip is out of the Yankee Glide mare The Young Princess and is conditioned by Virgil Morgan Jr. for Carl Howard and Jesmeral Stable. This winner of $280,638 was bred by Morrisville College and was driven to his OSS triumph in wire-to-wire fashion with Brett Miller at the lines in 1:54.2 as the race favorite.

Cash N Chips was clocked in 1:55.1 for driver Hunter Myers as the 6-5 public’s choice for trainer Steven Bush who co-owns her with Alvira Fassett. This filly is out of the Chip Chip Hooray mare Sugar N Chips and was bred by Walnut Hall Limited and Birnam Woods Farm. She now has $132,981 in career earnings.

Purple Aura captured the OSS consolation for freshman trotting fillies in 1:56.2, a new track record. Conrad photo.

Creatine, a trotting stallion standing at Sugar Valley Farm in Delaware, Ohio, saw his 2-year-old daughter Purple Aura from his first crop of Ohio youngsters capture the OSS consolation for freshman trotting fillies in 1:56.2, a new track record. Driven by Anthony MacDonald for trainer Jason McGinnis and owners Thestable Purple Aura and Hutchison Harness, Purple Aura upped her earnings to $84,879 with this triumph, the sixth of her career in 11 starts. Bred by Steiner Stock Farm, Purple Aura is out of the Dejarmbro mare Purple Sona.

The trotting stallion What The Hill, who stands at Hickory Lane Farm in Findlay, Ohio and saw his first crop compete this season, had his son What The Blaze score a resounding 1:57.2 triumph in the OSS consolation for 2-year-old trotting colts. Driven by Danny Noble for trainer Christi Noble and owner-breeder Sandra Burnett, this flashy bay colt is out of the Pilgrims Taj mare Evanora. This victory was the first of his career in seven starts and pushed his lifetime earnings to $66,400.

First crop pacing sire Downbytheseaside, who was represented by more foals than any other stallion in these OSS consolations (seven) and who stands at Sugar Valley Farm in Delaware, Ohio, had a winner in Fantasy Life, the 9-5 second choice in the 2-year-old filly pace. She was driven by Danny Noble for trainer Ron Burke, and was timed in a career best 1:52.3 as she notched her fifth lifetime win in nine starts, pushing her bankroll to $77,700. Bred by Billy Walters and Joe McLead, Fantasy Life is out of the Camluck mare Tea Time, and is owned by Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby, and Beasty LLC.

Velocity Chaps was clocked in 1:52.2 — a new track record — with Josh Sutton driving. Conrad photo.

Well Said, another Sugar Valley Farm pacing stallion, whose oldest Ohio foals are three this season, had a winner in Velocity Chaps, a 2-year-old son out of the Art’s Chip mare Velocity Chiplet. Owned and bred by Velocity Standardbreds and trained by Mark Evers, Velocity Chaps was clocked in 1:52.2 — a new track record — with Josh Sutton driving. This bay colt now has $76,775 in lifetime earnings.

Well Said had another winner with his daughter, the 3-year-old pacing filly Wall Said, who was driven to victory in 1:53 by Tim Tetrick for trainer Mike Sweeney. Wall Said, who is out of the Blissfull Hall mare Ashland Blue, and was bred by Wall Bros Stable, upped her career earnings to $94,800 for owners Wall Bros Stable, Patrick Sweeney, Rocky Miller and John Miller.

Charley Barley, the 2006 Breeders Crown freshman pacing colt champion, stands at Ohio State’s ATI facility in Wooster, Ohio, and bred his first crop of mares in Ohio in 2012. His son Sir Charles Of Sky, a 3-year-old gelding, captured the consolation for sophomore males in a wicked 1:51.4 for driver Chris Page and trainer Ron Burke. Owned by Burke Racing and Weaver Bruscemi, Sir Charles Of Sky is out of the Western Ideal mare Skyway Hanover. He was bred by Tommy Householder and now has $103,251 in career earnings.