Grove City, OH – Fifty-three freshman harness racing pacers head to Eldorado Scioto Downs for the second leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for two-year-old colt pacers Thursday July 29. Six divisions will each have a purse of $17,500. Six first leg winners will be looking for their second series victory.
Trainer Brian Brown will send three previous winners to the gate. In the first division, Dirge (McArdle) will be handled by Cameron McCown. Ronnie Wrenn Jr. will drive Sea Luck (Downbytheseaside) in the fifth division and Dragon’s Fly Creek (Fear The Dragon) in the final division.
Sea Luck will face two other winners. Western Ready (Western Vintage) with Aaron Merriman for Scott Ferguson and Parkland Hill (Racing Hill) with the father-son combination of Jeff and Tyler Smith are also set to go.
In the fourth division, trainer Timothy Lane sends out Moved Bythe Spirit (Western Vintage) who will be driven by Jeremy Smith.
Thirty-three trainers have entered the Buckeye Stallion Series second leg with seven of the trainers starting three two-year-olds each.
First race post at Eldorado Scioto Downs is set for 6:15pm.
by Roger Huston, for the OHHA