Columbus, OH — Fresh off a win in the Canadian Pacing Derby, Tattoo Artist shipped south to Eldorado Scioto Downs to take the $260,000 10th annual Jim Ewart Memorial Pace in 1:48.2 on Saturday (Sept. 9).

Tattoo Artist took the $260,000 Jim Ewart Memorial Pace in 1:48.2. Conrad photo.

In his seasonal debut, Beach Glass and Yannick Gingras went straight to the front from post nine with Chase H Hanover (Tony Hall) sitting in the pocket. After settling in fifth for the :25.4 opening quarter, Tattoo Artist (Louis Roy) pulled first up at the three-eighths. As the field hit the :54.1 half, Tattoo Artist was third, drafting Backstreet Shadow (Tim Tetrick) second over with Charlie May (Brett Miller) third over.

Those three horses continued to advance on the outside at the 1:22.1 three-quarters. Midway through the last turn Tattoo Artist was powering away from the field while Beach Glass was retreating. Backstreet Shadow finished second with Charlie May getting up for third.

Going off as the even money favorite, Tattoo Artist paid $4.00 to win. Owned by Let It Ride Stables, Frank Cannon, Diamond Creek Racing and Bottom Line Racing, the Tara Hills Stud-bred stallion by He’s Watching now has five wins in 17 seasonal starts with over $2.5 million in lifetime earnings.

Incommunicado and Gingras took the $250,000 ninth annual Charlie Hill Memorial Trot in 1:51.4 on Saturday.

Incommunicado took the ninth annual Charlie Hill Memorial Trot in 1:51.4. Conrad photo.

Kildare King and Tetrick left from post five to set unopposed early fractions of :26.4 and :55.3, with Jujubee (Hall) getting the pocket trip. Gingras pulled Incommunicado at the half with Dexter Dunn then going three-wide with Pretender to quickly challenge for the lead. Just after the 1:23.1 third quarter, Pretender went off stride. Midway through the stretch Incommunicado powered by Kildare King to win by a length and a half.

“It’s a wonderful feeling because I knew Charlie Hill…I knew Laverne Hill,” said co-owner David Stolz in the winner’s circle. “With Yannick in the bike, you always feel good. All you have to do is be close. I wasn’t that happy about the horse coming here because he does so well on the east coast on the small tracks. But Yannick is the difference, he’s a big difference maker…and obviously he got the job done.”

Going off as the even money favorite, Incommunicado paid $4.00 to win. Kildare King held on for second with Jujubee finishing third.

Incommunicado now has six wins in 10 seasonal starts and is 21 for 49 lifetime with $798,257 in earnings. Bred by Moni Maker Stable, the 5-year-old gelded son of Chapter Seven is owned by Knutsson Trotting, Little E, Arthur Geiger and David Stolz.

Racing concludes this coming week at Eldorado Scioto Downs; racing will be held Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. and Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a 5:50 p.m. post. Follow @SciotoRacing to keep up to speed on the racing action all season long.