Grove City, OH — Threes were wild in the Buckeye Stallion Series freshman filly pace at MGM Northfield Park on Wednesday (Aug. 14). Three of the four $20,000 divisions were won by repeat winners, including Maddie’s Delite who won for the third time in three Buckeye Stallion Series starts. Dan Noble drove three of the four division winners and three of the winners set new lifetime marks.
Noble took Pink Jammies off the gate quickly in the first division but yielded the top spot to Maa Honey and Austin Hanners heading to the quarter. Noble sat in the pocket until the top of the stretch when he shot down the passing lane and reeled in Maa Honey at the wire to win by a half-length in a new lifetime mark of 1:56.4. Spinal Cracker finished third. It was the sixth win in nine starts for the Fear The Dragon filly. Rosy Weaver trains and co-owns Pink Jammies with Heartland Acres.
Noble picked up his second win in BSS action when he guided Four Carat Rock to her third win of the year in eight starts. Four Rock Carat challenged the leader Rose Run Alexandra and Anthony MacDonald up the backstretch with Anna Loves Bananas and Aaron Merriman in hot pursuit. As the three turned for home, Four Rock Carat went outside to pass Rose Run Alexandra with Anna Loves Bananas using the passing lane to get by. At the wire, it was Four Rock Carat by a neck in a new lifetime mark of 1:56.3. Anna Loves Bananas was second with Rose Run Alexandra fading to third. Ben Davis trains the daughter of Rockin Amadeus for owners Brent Hopper, James Davis, and Kyle Gray.
In the third division, Maddie’s Delite remained perfect in the Buckeye Stallion Series. Noble won his third BSS race of the night as he took the Lather Up filly to the lead and never looked back, going gate-to-wire to win in 1:56.3. It was the eighth win in nine starts for Maddie’s Delite. She is owned by SCP Stable Inc. and trained by Steve Carter. Song Somewhere finished second with Sunonmybuns third.
Gorgeous Package won the final division, picking up her second win in the series. MacDonald grabbed the lead for good heading to the half-mile mark and drew away down the stretch to win by 4-1/2 lengths in a new lifetime mark of 1:54. It was the third win of the year for the daughter of Lather Up. Gorgeous Package is owned by Thestable Gorgeouspackage and is trained by Jason McGinnis. Sea Of Heartbreak finished second with Sweetens Cove third.
Buckeye Stallion Series action continues Thursday night (Aug. 15) at Eldorado Scioto Downs with four divisions of 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers.