Columbus, Ohio – Cuatro De Julio (Trixton) etched his name into Eldorado Scioto Downs history with his track record performance in the $200,000 Charlie Hill Memorial for aged harness racing trotters on Saturday (Sep 10).
Getting the call for the first time, driver Yannick Gingras utilized Cuatro De Julio’s early speed out of the gate. They briefly found a pocket headed to the :26.3 opening quarter. Passing the clubhouse for the first time, Cuatro De Julio decided following wasn’t his style and pulled first up. After easily gaining control the field, the 4-year-old horse posted remaining fractions in :55.2 and 1:23.0 before tripping the wire in a new trotting track record for aged horses in 1:51.1.
Cuatro De Julio bested 9-2 second choice Lovedbythemasses (Andrew McCarthy) by two lengths with Kings County (Brett Miller) finishing third.
Kings County held the previous track record of 1:51.4, set earlier this year.
CUARTO DE JULIO REPLAY
The victory marks the first Grand Circuit win for Cuarto De Julio in 2022. With $849,541 in the bank, the horse has tallied 15 career victories for trainer Marie Ortolan Bar. Cuarto De Julio is owned in partnership by his conditioner as well as D Farm LLC.
The annual stake is held in memory of Scioto Downs founder and Hall of Fame track executive Charles Hill.
Live racing resumes Tuesday (Sep 13) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. First post is 3:15PM. For more information on the facility and live racing season, visit the Eldorado Scioto Downs website.
For complete race results, click here.
by Ashley Dailey, for the OHHA