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A pair of Open Trots highlighted the Friday (May 10) evening card at Eldorado Scioto Downs and for the second night in a row, there was significant growth in handle over 2023 with a 48% increase over last yearās first Friday card.
Forceful Power (Triumphant Caviar) was the best of seven and took the $26,000 fillies and mares division in 1:54.
The Hugh āSandyā Beatty trained and driven 6-year-old came from sitting last during the entire mile with a 28.1 last quarter to win by a quarter length. Opening fractions of 27, 55.4 and 1:24.3 were set by Martysmagicmoment (Kayne Kauffman) and in the end, just two lengths separated the entire field.
Forceful Power now has 12 wins in 32 lifetime starts and $189,635 earned for owner Stephen Sexton.
FORCEFUL POWER REPLAY
Kildare King (Trixton, Aaron Merriman) took the $27,000 open trot for trainer Chris Beaver and owner/breeder Robert Goodman in 1:53.4.
The 6-year-old gelding sat mid-pack while fractions of 27.3, 56.4 and 1:25.4 were set up front. Kildare King closed in 27.2 to win by a quarter length over barn mate Caviar Gold (Chris Page). This was the 20th lifetime win for Kildare King while he inches closer to $600,000 in career earnings.
KILDARE KING REPLAY
There was also two divisions of the $15,000 Falcon Almahurst, for fillies eligible to the Buckeye Stallion Series but did not start in the first leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes. Iām A Beach Lady (Downbytheseaside) took the first division for Luke Hanners and trainer Herman Hagerman in 1:53.3. The second division went to Fearless Ginger (Fear The Dragon) in 1:53.2 for owner/trainer Tim Lane and driver Tyler Smith.
Both Chris Page and Tony Hall drove three winners on the card, while Virgil Morgan, Jr. had a training triple for owner Odds On Racing.
The last night of Sciotoās opening weekend takes place Saturday with another 16 race card. There will be a $15,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool for the first race, with a carryover of $3,457, as well as a Super Hi-5 carryover of $1,729 for race four.
The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet runs through Saturday, September 14. Races are held Tuesday-Saturday, with special holiday cards on Memorial Day and Labor Day taking place instead of the Tuesday card that week. First post is at 5:45 p.m. each day except for Thursday, July 4th with a post of 3:15 p.m. and Friday, September 13 which will have a 6:15 p.m. post to help accommodate horsemen attending the Ohio Selected Yearling Sale. More information about racing at Scioto can be found on the Eldorado Scioto Downs website.
For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.
