Dover In Motion breaks Oak Grove all-time record

OAK GROVE, Ky. — The 5-year-old Dover Dan gelding Dover In Motion returned to Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (July 9) and put forth an exhibition in the $50,000 Open Trot, registering the fastest mile ever trotted over the harness racing track with an open-length win.

Starting from post 4, driver Ricky Macomber Jr. floated Dover In Motion forward to race fourth past a :26.1 first quarter as Oh Look Magic (driven by Devon Tharps) planted himself on the point out of post 8. Macomber tipped his charge off the pylons moving to a :55.1 half and thrusted forward up the backside to quickly open ground on Oh Look Magic in the third-quarter sprint. Dover In Motion clicked past the third station in 1:22 and motored through the final turn and the stretch under wraps to notch a 6-3/4-length victory over pocket-popper Pioneer As (Marvin Luna) in 1:50.4. Sparks Fly (Marcus Miller) grabbed third and Amigo Volo (Joey Putnam) closed from last for fourth.

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The mile by Dover In Motion, giving him his 20th win from 45 starts and adding to his bankroll now worth $663,615 for owners M&M Racing and Macomber Racing, bested the previous track record for aged trotting geldings of 1:51.2 established by Kildare King in 2022. Dover In Motion’s mile also bests the all-time trotting record of 1:51.1 tied by stallions Cuatro De Julio and Keg Stand. Jamie Macomber trains the $3.40 winner who also scored in a lifetime-best time.

Trainer Anette Lorentzon led all conditioners with three wins on the 12-race card. Her hat trick started early in the afternoon with a win by Eye Ofa Tiger As (Marvin Luna, 1:54.2 winning mile; $15.36 to win) and later wrapped with a sweep of the late daily double by Cleopatra As (Marvin Luna, 1:56.4; $3.24) and Brodeur (Marvin Luna, 1:53.1; $3.48).

Live racing resumes at Oak Grove on Sunday (July 14) with nearly $1-million in purses up for grabs. Sunday’s card will feature eight $100,000 finals of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year-olds of both sexes and gaits, as well as a $60,000 Open Pace that will contend Midwest champion Little Rocket Man against Oak Grove’s hometown champ and track-record holder Admiral Hill. A pair of Pick 5 carryovers are also on offer Sunday, with the Early Pick 5 (starting in Race 1) featuring a $1,678.72 carryover and the Late Pick 5 (starting in Race 6) offering a $367.06 carryover. Free program pages for every race day, courtesy of TrackMaster, are available on the Oak Grove Racing website.

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

From Oak Grove Racing