Columbus, OH – Strong Poison won the $25,000 fillies and mares open pace by two lengths in 1:49.4 Friday (Aug. 10) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Dan Noble floated Strong Poison off the gate from their assigned post six and leisurely made the front midway through the first turn, tripping the beam in :26 for the opening quarter. Heading into the second turn, High Flyin’ Filly (Trevor Smith) pulled first over, towing Tarapasta (Austin Hanners) from last. The field hit the half in :54.1 and three-quarters in 1:21.4. My Red Sea (Tyler Smith) got the pocket trip to finish second with Tarapasta getting up for third.
Strong Poison is by Always B Miki out of the Rocknroll Hanover mare Fiyonce and owned by Let It Ride Stables and Odds On Racing. The 4-year-old mare now has six wins in 11 seasonal starts with $211,650 in earnings, which pushes her lifetime earnings to $1,043,125.
Tyler Smith got another pocket trip in the $26,000 open trot but this time made it to the winner’s circle with Flemsteen.
Forceful Power (Sandy Beatty) made her way to the top from post four by the :26.3 opening quarter. Dayson (Noble) was flushed out by Prince of Honor (Hanners) to come first over by the :56 half. Forceful Power looked comfortably on the lead at the 1:24.4 third-quarter but Flemsteen pulled from the pocket to get by on the outside to win by a half length over Oh Look Magic (Kurt Sugg) who came up the passing lane. Forceful Power was third.
Flemsteen, by Explosive Matter out of the Yankee Glide mare Lost Symbol, is owned by trainer Chris Beaver along with Bill Manes and RBH Ventures. The 6-year-old gelding now has five seasonal wins in 20 starts with $567,275 in lifetime earnings.
Racing continues Saturday (Aug. 10) with a 15-race card starting at 5:45 p.m.
The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet runs through Saturday, Sep. 14. Races are held Tuesday-Saturday with a first post of 5:45 p.m. each day, except for Friday, Sept. 13, which will have a 6:15 p.m. post 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.