Fastest trotting mile of the season at Miami Valley

LEBANON, OH – Angel Nation (Archangel) sped to the quickest harness racing trotting mile of the year at Miami Valley Raceway on Monday (Feb. 15) winning the $30,000 Open Trot.

With leading driver Trace Tetrick in his bike, the 6-year-old led from start to finish, posting fractions of :27.1, :56.2, and 1:24.1 before stopping the timer in 1:52.4.  A strong front-end bias seemed evident long before the tenth and featured race, making Tetrick’s quick move off the gate seem like the obvious move with the 6-5 favorite.

ANGEL NATION REPLAY

Mike Hitchcock trains Angel Nation for owner William Hartt who enjoyed watching his outstanding trotter win his second Open in seven tries this season at Miami Valley, to go with three seconds and a show finish.  A 9-time winner in 2022, the gelding banked $133,570 in Ohio as one of Ohio’s top squaregaiters. He paid $4.40 to win.

Rose Run Valor (Kayne Kauffman) tried valiantly to catch Angel Nation in the stretch.  Bentley Blu (Brett Miller) garnered the show dough.

Racing resumes Thursday (Feb. 16) afternoon with a 4:00 pm post time.  Programs can be downloaded from the Miami Valley Gaming website, by clicking “Racing” and scrolling to the bottom of the page.

For complete race results, click here.

From Miami Valley Raceway