Freshmen filly trotters shine in Buckeye Stallion Series

Grove City, Ohio – Two-year-old filly trotters put on a show for the fifth harness racing leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series on Tuesday (Sept. 17) at the Delaware County Fair. Four divisions each carried a purse of $20,000.

Cs Donatta Girl (Long Tom) added another series victory to her resume in the first division. Driver Chris Lems refused to sit in the pocket with the daughter of Long Tom. Once on top, Cs Donatta Girl set fractions in :29.1, 59.2, and 1:29.1. Holding off all challengers, Cs Donatta Girl stopped the clock in 1:59.3, winning by a head.

CS DONATTA GIRL REPLAY

Long Toms Treasure (Austin Hanners) was second with Say Oui (Jeff Nisonger) third.

Cs Donatta Girl has been a force in the Buckeye Stallion Series. The Scott Cox trainee has won three of the four legs she has entered. Now with six seasonal wins in eight tries, Cs Donatta Girl has bankrolled $40,515 for Scott Cox Stables, Melinda Bailey, and Wayne Zollars. She was bred by Melvin Detweiler.

Bb’s Kanson Lady (Mister Anson) took the second division also in wire-to-wire fashion. Directly out of the gate, Kayne Kauffman urged Bb’s Kanson Lady from the eighth post position and grabbed control of the field. She posted fractions in :29.3, 1:01., and 1:31. before tripping the wire in 2:01.

Jurassic Jewel (Brady Clemens) finished second and In The End (Tyler Smith) rounded out the trifecta.

BB’S KANSON LADY REPLAY

The victory marks the second series win for Bb’s Kanson Lady. The Mister Anson filly is trained by Brian Miller. She has earned $32,116 for owner Anthony Miller. Bb’s Kanson Lady was bred by Ark Farms.

Sweet Rose (Marseille) and Chris Page produced the fastest division of the day in 1:58. The daughter of Marseille stayed patient along the rail as fractions went up in :28.3, :57.4, and 1:27.1. Still third at the top of the stretch, Sweet Rose finally found racing room and pulled three-wide. Sweet Rose cruised home in a new lifetime mark with three lengths to spare.

Jailhouse Pearl (Clemens) was second with Sudsnritz (Smith) finishing third.

SWEET ROSE’ REPLAY

Sweet Rose has notched two victories in seven lifetime starts. Trained by Matthew Burkholder, Sweet Rose has put $17,400 in the bank. Courtney Blodgett leases the filly from breeder Lori Blodgett.

Front-end speed continued to hold up in the final division. Dublins Dragonfly (Volstead) left from the rail post position and found herself on top of the pack. The Volstead filly set early fractions in :29.3 and 1:00. From first up, Stars In My Crown (Smith) put a nose in front of Dublins Dragonfly while headed to the 1:30.1 three-quarters pole. Guided by Dan Noble, Dublins Dragonfly fought back in the final turn to win by a neck in 1:59.2.

Despite an early miscue behind the gate, Pelican Hanover (Kurt Sugg) rallied for an impressive second-place finish and Countonluna (Daren Harvey) stayed up for third.

DUBLINS DRAGONFLY REPLAY

Virgil Morgan Jr. conditions Dublins Dragonfly. Now with two series victories, she has earned $39,226. Jesmeral Stable owns Dublins Dragonfly and Dublin Valley Farm bred the filly.

Buckeye Stallion Series action continues with freshmen colt trotters and sophomore filly pacers on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at the Delaware County Fair. First race post is 11:00AM.

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

by Ashley Dailey, for the OHHA