Buckeye Series at Crawford County Fair

Grove City, OH – The second leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-old harness racing filly pacers heads to the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Bucyrus, Ohio, Wednesday July 21 with five first leg winners returning to action. Five divisions will be contested, each with a purse of $17,500.

Thirty-three horses are entered with trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. sending four to the post and Christi Noble entering three.

Three first leg winners high light action in the first division. The fastest is McAngel (McArdle) who was a winner in 1:55 will for Chris Page and Sandy Beatty. Mike Wilder will drive Osceola Hanover (Racing Hill) for trainer Scott Betts. The filly won at Northfield in 1:56.1. Also in the field is Bowery (Downbytheseaside) with Brett Miller for Virgil Morgan Jr a winner in 1:55.4.

In the second division, Future Ex-Wife (Fear The Dragon) will look for her second BSS win. She was a winner in 1:54.3 for Ryan Stahl and Bill Rhoades.

Cruzinbytheseaside (Downbytheseaside), will try to make it two straight wins for Miller and Morgan. She was a winner in 1:54.2 at Northfield.

The Buckeye program will also feature stake races from the Home Talent Colt Stakes on the eleven-race card which will get underway at 5:30 pm.

by Roger Huston, for the OHHA