Everyone scores lifetime marks in Buckeye Series

Grove City, Ohio – Five divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series (BSS) for three-year-old pacing fillies highlighted the 15-race harness racing card Friday (Jun. 3) evening at Eldorado Scioto Downs. All five race winners took new lifetime marks on a nearly perfect early summer evening in each $17,500 division.

The first three divisional winners were all sired by Downbytheseaside. Allnight Micki (Aaron Merriman/Tim Twaddle) started the evening off in fast fashion winning the first division of the BSS in 1:51.1. Mrs Teachey (Tony Hall) left from post five to lead at the opening quarter of :26.1 but Allnight Micki popped the pocket to take over and lead through the :54.3 half and 1:22.1 three-quarters. She won by one and a half lengths over Sleepwithoneyeopen (Tyler Smith).

ALLNIGHT MICKI REPLAY

Bowery (Brett Miller/Virgil Morgan, Jr.) took the second division in 1:53.2. After getting away eighth and last Miller moved Bowery around the last turn and followed a four wide move to power by the field, winning by 1¼ lengths over Fear Our Fayth (Michell Cushing).

BOWERY REPLAY

Chris Page and Ron Burke teamed up to win the third and fifth BSS divisions. Catamaran won the third division in 1:52.3 after getting the perfect two-hole trip behind race favorite, and second place finisher, When You Kiss Me (Smith). Spitting Image (by Yankee Cruiser) took the last division in 1:52.4, leading the entire mile to win by 1¼ lengths over Love Me Hill (Miller).

Fear The Queen (Smith/Kelly O’Donnell), a daughter of Fear The Dragon, won the fourth division in 1:52.3. The filly got away third and after the quarter took the lead and never looked back. She Means Business (Kayne Kauffman) was just a half-length back to finish second.

Racing continues Saturday with the second leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies; each division, with six entries each, go for $55,000. Post time for each live racing day at Scioto Downs is 3:15 p.m.

For information on the live racing season, visit the Eldorado Scioto Downs website.

For complete race results, click here.

by Frank Fraas, for the OHHA