Chase The Ace on course to sweep Claim To Fame Series

LEBANON, OH – Chase The Ace (Armbro Baylor), by virtue of a dominant 1:53 win in the second and final preliminary leg on Tuesday (Jan. 17), established herself as the favorite for next week’s $22,500 final of the “Claim To Fame” Series for $12,500 female harness racing pacers at Miami Valley Raceway.  In the final, the 7-year-old mare will be racing for her third consecutive trainer.

Tyler George nominated Chase The Ace to the series and raced her in the first leg, resulting in a 4-3/4 length victory for driver Trace Tetrick.  Claimed out of the race by trainer Charles Stewart, who entered her in Leg 2 for new owner Zachary Surface, she responded—again in rein to Tetrick–with another dominant triumph over Satdnite Jukebox (Brett Miller) and She’s Magical (Sam Widger).

Willing to give Surface, the one-week owner, a $4,500 profit (claiming prices were increased 30% in the second leg), plus the $7500 winner’s share of the $15,000 purse, trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. collared Chase The Ace via the claim box for $19,500 on behalf of himself and the Bottom Line Racing Stable.

As the only two-time winner in the pair of preliminary legs, Chase The Ace is a likely heavy favorite when the top nine earners in the series line up Tuesday (Jan. 24) for their $22,500 final.  Others who qualified for the final are She’s Magical, Shesrockingwichita, Satdnite Jukebox, D G’s Elsa, Rockinattheryman, Im Rockin Country, My Lady Peg and Savemedasportspage.

CHASE THE ACE REPLAY

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From Miami Valley Raceway