Miller goes two-for-five in BSS

Grove City, OH –Harness racing driver Brett Miller won two of the five Buckeye Stallion Series races for three-year-old colt trotters Tuesday, May 2 at Miami Valley Raceway.  Miller drove Burton’s Hill and Vondell Kemp to victory.

Burton’s Hill (What The Hill) overcame a break at the quarter pole, rallied from ten lengths back, and won by two lengths in 1:57.1, the best time of the five BSS races.  He is trained by Virgil Morgan Jr.  He won for the first time this year and raised his lifetime earnings to $90,009.

BURTON’S HILL REPLAY

Miller’s other win came with Vondell Kemp (What The Hill) who grabbed the lead at the three-quarter pole and held on to win by a length in 1:57.2.  Trained by Tyler Bates, Vondell Kemp has hit the board in seven of eight starts this year with two wins.

VONDELL KEMP REPLAY

In the first Buckeye Stallion Series race on the card, Long Tom Jess (Long Tom) with Don Irvine Jr. took the lead going to the half-mile pole and never looked back winning by a length in 2:00.4.  Trained by Rosy Weaver, Long Tom Jess picked up his first win of the year.

LONG TOM JESS REPLAY

Senterprise (Enterprise) with Dan Noble went gate-to-wire to pick up his maiden victory in 1:57.4.  The gelding is trained by Christi Noble.

SENTERPRISE REPLAY

The final Buckeye Stallion Series race of the night was won by Fiesty Sam (Victory Sam) in 1:57.2.  Driven and trained by Matthew Brown, it was the first win of the year for Fiesty Sam.

FIESTY SAM REPLAY

Buckeye Stallion Series action continues Wednesday night at Miami Valley with seven divisions of three-year-old filly trotters.  Each division will carry a purse of $20,000.

First race post time is 4:00 PM.

For complete race results, click here.

by Frank Fraas, for the OHHA