Columbus, OH — Virgil Morgan, Jr. continued his reign of the open events at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (June 1) when Carbine took the $25,000 Open Pace in 1:50.1.

Leaving the assigned post six, Austin Hanners took Carbine straight to the front and never looked back. Charlie May (Brett Miller) got the pocket trip through quarters of :27, :55.3 and 1:23.2, while Arbin (Luke Hanners) started the outer flow heading into the clubhouse turn. By the three-quarter pole, the compact field had 3-in and 3-out with less than four lengths covering the field. Powering through the stretch, Carbine won under a hand drive by one and a half lengths over Stars Align A (Dan Noble); Arbin held on for third.

Carbine is owned by Odds On Racing and now has nine wins in 16 seasonal starts and is just shy of a half-million in career earnings, with $497,969. The 6-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere has done double duty all spring, breeding 46 mares.

Let It Ride N scored impressively in the co-feature at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Conrad Photo.

Just one race prior to the Open, Let It Ride N became harness racing’s newest millionaire, winning in 1:51.2. Dan Noble was at the lines for trainer Mike Hitchcock and owner William Hartt. The 11-year-old gelding by Rock N Roll Heaven was imported from New Zealand toward the end of 2020 after earning $314,308. Since coming stateside, he has earned $688,560, including back-to-back $200,000+ earning years in 2022 and 2023. Let It Ride N now has $1,002,868 earned in 160 lifetime starts with 56 wins.

Jeremy Smith continues to have a stronghold as the meet’s leading driver with 44 wins; Chris Page is sitting second with 36 and Dan Noble close behind in third with 35. On the trainer side, Virgil Morgan, Jr. has 25 wins and Ron Burke sits second with 17. Wagering continues to hold a strong 29.59% increase over 2023 numbers through the first 18 days of racing.

The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet runs through Saturday, September 14. Races are held Tuesday-Saturday with a first post of 5:45 p.m. each day, except for Thursday, July 4th with a post of 3:15 p.m. and Friday, September 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.