by Ayers Ratliff, Northfield Park Publicity Department

Northfield, OH — Lease Ness Monster won her third straight $13,000 Fillies and Mares Open on Thursday (May 28) at Northfield Park.

JJ Zamaiko photo

Lease Ness Monster and Ronnie Wrenn Jr. won the $13,000 F&M Open at Northfield Park.

David Waltz owns the pacer with trainer Matthew Waltz. Ronnie Wrenn Jr. had the winning drive. Not only did Wrenn win the featured event of the night, he scored five more times on the 15-race program.

Lease Ness Monster (Lease On Life-Sheza Hot Monster) was assigned post eight. She fired off the gate and led her competition through fractions of :27.2, :56.1, 1:24.3 and 1:53.1. There was never an anxious moment for the winner, who bested her competition by a full length.

Completing the race were So Long My Love, Wild Dream, Schmatie, Prima Dragon, Get Your Armor, Cadie’s Gotta Gun, Power Everywhere and Hot Mandy.

Lease Ness Monster now has five wins in 13 starts this year. Thursday’s victory represents her ninth career score and bolstered her bankroll to $78,368. She returned $6.80 to win.