Stars come out for #SendItIn and Cleopatra Invitationals

The $100,000 #SendItIn and Cleopatra Invitationals will be held on Saturday, July 29 at Eldorado Scioto Downs amid a multitude of promotional activities planned for the harness racing weekend.

On the track, the action-packed card features the Cleopatra Invitational as race 13. Grace Hill (Always B Miki, Tony Hall), fresh off a second-place finish in the Dorothy Haughton at The Meadowlands, is the 3/2 morning line favorite. The Virgil Morgan, Jr. trainee has seven seasonal starts with five consecutive wins in the F&M Open at Scioto and the Roses Are Red elimination/final at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Local horses Im Offngone N (Somebeachsomewhere, Brett Miller/Todd Luther), Velocity Lady (Bettors Delight, Brady Galliers), Ocean Music (Racing Hill, Dan Noble/Christi Noble) and She’sonebadmomma (Big Bad John, Chris Page/Ron Burke) take on outside invaders Kobe’s Gigi (Jk Endofanera, Tyler Smith/Nifty Norman), Violets Rainbow (Art Official, Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.) who comes in from Yonkers for Jared Bako and is the 3/1 second choice. So Much More has scratched out of the Cleopatra due to the heat and long ship from Canada.

The #SendInIt Invitational goes as race 14 and features William Haughton Memorial winner Charlie May (Mcardle, B. Miller/Steve Carter) who is the 5/2 morning line favorite. Fresh off his 1:47.1 score at the Meadowlands, he faces Little Rocket Man (Rockin Image, Jeremy Smith/Ken Rucker) who just won the Open at Scioto in 1:47.3, Linedrive Hanover (Betting Line, Merriman/Anthony Beaton) from Woodbine and Fourever Boy (Sweet Lou, Montrell Teague/Tim Twaddle) who is starting from the far outside. The field is rounded out by Later Dudes (Sweet Lou, Page/Burke), Priceless Beach (Sunshine Beach, Wrenn/Bako) from Yonkers, Tellmeaboutit (Tellitlikeitis, Sam Widger/Alvin Miller) from Hoosier and Bernie (Big Jim, Tony Hall/Jessica Millner).

The undercard includes three divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts going for $40,000 each, the Open Pace with a purse of $30,000 and the Open Trot going for $33,000.

There is something for the whole family while enjoying the races for #SendItIn weekend including: trackside karaoke, cornhole, bounce house for kids and food trucks. There will be a contest for the best toga at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Saturday will also be the monthly Racing Frenzy drawing. By placing a $50 live wager on a single ticket with a live teller throughout the month of July, betters received a Racing Frenzy Entry, which should be dropped in for a chance to win up to a $500 wager. Next month’s Racing Frenzy drawing will be held on Labor Day, September 4.

The inaugural winners of the #SendItIn in 2020, when it was held in divisions, were Brassy Hanover and Workin Ona Mystery, the latter of which also won in 2021. Tattoo Artist took the 2022 edition. The inaugural Cleopatra Invitational was won in 2022 by Test of Faith.

Racing is held at Scioto Downs each Tuesday and Wednesday with a 3:15 p.m. first post and Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with a 5:50 p.m. first post through Saturday, September 16. Follow @SciotoRacing on Twitter for all the details of the 2023 racing season at Eldorado Scioto Downs.

More information about the entire Scioto Downs racing season, including race schedule, wagering menu, VIP room reservations and more can be found at www.SciotoDowns.com.

For complete race entries, click here: US Trotting entries.

From Eldorado Scioto Downs