Dayton, OH — Whata Swan, a 27-time winner who has now banked $421,793, shipped into Hollywood Dayton Raceway for the first time this fall on Thursday (Nov. 4) to face some of the Midwest’s best trotters in the $30,000 Open. The 5-year-old son of Swan For All and driver Trace Tetrick promptly equaled the track record for older male trotters with a convincing 1:52.3 tally over closers Shake It Mary (Tony Hall) and Winning Shadow (Brett Miller).

The standard was originally set by Penn and later matched by Mission Accepted.

Whata Swan tied the Hollywood Dayton track record for older male trotters with a 1:52.3 triumph in the $30,000 Open. Conrad photo.

Tetrick pressed forward when the wings of starting gate folded, tucked briefly in the first turn, and then rushed to the top as the field sped past the opening quarter in :27.3. With I Know My Chip (Tyler Smith) getting the pocket ride and Mission Accepted (Chris Page) applying mild pressure at the :55 midway juncture, the winner proceeded to the third station in 1:23.4 before closing in :28.4 for the open-length, record-tying victory.

John Barnard owns Whata Swan, and he is contemplating a future stallion career in Ohio for the impressive looking horse. Luis Quevedo trains Whata Swan, who took a lifetime mark of 1:51.2 earlier this year at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.

Kayne Kauffman stole the driving show on Thursday, scoring a grand slam on the program. Kauffman started off by capturing both halves of the early daily double. Trumpeter Swan pulled Kauffman to a 1:58.3 tally in a maiden trot, followed by Winna Winna scoring in 1:55.4 in a bottom claiming price pace. The Kauffman double returned $10.60. Kayne returned to the winner’s circle with Workinitonbroadway (1:54.3, $7.80) to capture the track’s highest condition trot before capping off his four-bagger with Illini Duke (1:54, $9.40) in a conditioned claiming event.

Hollywood Dayton resumes racing on Friday and Saturday (Nov. 5 and 6) with a 4 p.m. post time on each day.