Last prelims held for Maryland Sire Stakes

Ocean City, MD – Ocean Downs hosted the final freshman sire stakes harness racing preliminaries on Wed. Aug. 31st.

The first division for the two-year-old filly trotters opened the evening with Call Me Goo (Googoo Gaagaa) going gate to wire stopping the clock in 2:02.2, a length and a half in front of Goolishness (Googoo Gaagaa). Jonathan Roberts received the driving assignment from trainer Jason Skinner for owner Graham Grace Stable LLC. William Roberts is the breeder.

Excuse My Beauty (Googoo Gaagaa) sat third until the 3/8 pole, where driver Trae Porter pulled her, taking charge of the field by the half, winning by two lengths over Roadgracemissellie (Lockkeeper) in the second split for the filly trotters. Megan Foster trains for Russell Foster Racing LLC, Brian Emerson is the breeder.

Septemrs. Richard Hans is the owner-trainer-breeder of Excuse My Beauty. Time for the mile was 2:02.4

The lone division for the pacing colts and geldings went to post as race five. Reinsman Russell Foster sat quietly in third until the backstretch where he sent Smooth Rocket (Cam’s Rocket) out to overtake the leaders in the last turn on the half mile oval, stretching out to a two-length win in 1:57.1 over a late closing Nicki’s All In (Rusty’s All In). Megber 7th, the final night of the summer season at Ocean Downs, will showcase $300,000 in Maryland Sire Stake Finals.

For complete race results, click here.

by Cheri Stambaugh, for the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund