Lebanon, OH – Trace Tetrick, the defending dash champion and leading driver at the current Miami Valley Raceway meet, won seven races during the Monday afternoon (Feb. 25) matinee including both divisions of the first leg of the Ray Paver Sr. Memorial late-closer for trotters. The Paver Memorial, for non-winners of four pari-mutuel races or $40,000 lifetime, is the first of nine “Lebanon Legends” series that will be presented during March and the early days of April at Miami Valley.

Trace Tetrick won seven races during the matinee performance this afternoon at Miami Valley. USTA Photo

Air Assault captured the first $12,500 split in 1:56.2, besting P C Foreign Affair (Jason Brewer) and Missprimetimemel (LeWayne Miller). The favored 4-year-old son of Yankee Glide is trained by co-owner Mike Hollenback, whose partner is Charles Kline.

The Lionking AS was victorious in the second division, downing MVP Luke (Dan Noble) and White Pants Forever (Walter Haynes Jr.) in 1:57.2. Tyler George recently assumed the conditioning duties on the 4-year-old Lionhunter gelding that is owned by ACI Stuteri AB.

Both winners showed six victories prior to their first leg triumphs with three each coming at pari-mutuel tracks and three at county fairs. The second leg of the series next week will feature $15,000 divisions while the top nine combatants will chase a $25,000 championship purse on March 11.

Tetrick’s other tallies came behind Missplacedrock (1:57.4) in a bottom condition mares pace, Galyns Gift (1:56.1) in a $6,500 mares claimer, Insomniac (1:56.4) in a mid-range condition trot, Race With Grace (1:54.1) in a $12,000 mares conditioned pace and Dancin Doug (1:55.3) in a $12,500 conditioned pace.