The 1-5 favorite Jurassic Hattie (Volstead-High Gear Sahbra, Brett Miller) was the harness racing champion in the $50,000 James K. Hackett Memorial trot at Miami Valley Raceway on Monday (April 22).

Jurassic Hattie goes gate-to-wire in $50,000 Hackett Memorial final 1 — **Jurassic Hattie and Brett Miller in prior win**

Jurassic Hattie went for the early lead, followed by Legacy Affair (Trace Tetrick). They clocked in at the quarter mile in :28. Miller still had Jurassic Hattie on top at the half mile in :58.1. Osaka Hall (Jeremy Smith) had moved into second from the outside, leaving Legacy Affair racing in third.

They passed the three-quarter mile in 1:26.1 with Jurassic Hattie not giving up the lead. She crossed the wire two lengths in front of Legacy Affair in 1:54, a new lifetime mark and the fastest filly trotter in North America in 2024. Iam Independent (Chris Page) came in third.

This was Jurassic Hattie’s sixth career win and Miller’s 131^st winning drive.

JURASSIC HATTIE REPLAY

Jurassic Hattie is a 3-year-old mare owned by Jerry Welch and trained by Eric Nesselroad. She paid $2.40 to win.

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

by Nicolle Kain, for Harnesslink

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