Race five on Saturday evening was the harness racing feature at Hawthorne Racecourse as filly and mare open pacers battled.
A field of nine lined up with OK Heavenly favored from the outside with driver Casey Leonard in the bike. Getting away for the lead was Kyles Secret, through a contested opening quarter in :28.0 On the backstretch, OK Heavenly moved to take over. After a half in :56.2, OK Heavenly maintained her advantage, covering three quarters in 1:25.0. Early in the lane, OK Heavenly was challenged by Ryleigh's Lilly and contended with that one to the eighth pole. After a stretch battle, OK Heavenly prevailed, holding off the late moves of Fresh Squeezed and Hipnumberone. OK Heavenly stopped the clock in 1:53.0. OK Heavenly is owned by Dandy Farms Inc. and Mark Winship and trained by Angela Coleman.
Multi-Win Evenings
Drivers – Casey Leonard (3 Wins), Kyle Wilfong (2 Wins), Mike Oosting (2 Wins)
Race Winners
Race 1 – Hot Cakes (1:55.3)
Race 2 – Skyway Fireball (1:55.3)
Race 3 – I Could Care Less (1:56.4)
Race 4 – Northern B B (1:54.4)
Race 5 – OK Heavenly (1:53.0)
Race 6 – Misspanderosajones (1:56.1)
Race 7 – Phenomenal (1:55.4)
Race 8 – Schwarber (2:00.1)
Race 9 – Wings (1:55.4)
Race 10 – Wired Hanover (1:59.3)
Race 11 – Sagebrush Sue (1:56.4)
Race 12 – Galyns Gift (1:54.3)
Jim Miller