Top trotter scores 16th win of the season

DAYTON, OH – The Thursday harness racing feature race at Hollywood Dayton Raceway was a $24,000 Open Handicap Trot captured by Mission Accepted (Chris Page) in 1:53 over I Know My Chip (Tyler Smith) and Whata Swan (Trace Tetrick).

The winner, trained by Ron Burke, know sports 16 wins in 28 tries this season. With 36 triumphs in 92 starts, the six-year-old son of Manofmanymissions has a career bankroll that has swelled to $1,161,382. Mission Accepted paid $3.80 to win.

MISSION ACCEPTED REPLAY

Buoyed by a $10,212 carryover, Hollywood Dayton management has announced a $20,000 guaranteed (in conjunction with the USTA’s strategic wagering platform) gross pool on its 50-cent Pick 5 wager for Friday (Nov. 19). The popular exotic bet begins on the fifth race each program, with approximate post time of 5:34 p.m.

First race post time on Fridays is 4:00 p.m. The Pick 5 went unsolved on Thursday when a trio of single digit payout winners combined with a pair of longshots during the sequence to stump the day’s players.

The winning Pick 5 horses, in order, were: Crazy Bad K (Tyler Smith, $8.20), Dlitefulacquistion (Brett Miller, $49.80), Mildrix (Josh Sutton, $3.20), Champion Rock (Jeremy Smith, $31) and Jailhouse Sam (Sandy Beatty, $6.40).

Friday’s Pick 5 kicks off with a $16,500 condition race for a sextet of pacing mares. Mo Mo (Chris Page), Voluptuous (Jeremy Smith) and American Empress N (Tony Hall) have been installed as the morning line favorites.

Next up will be an $18,500 condition race for a field of eight nice distaff pacers. Disararonno Hill (Brett Miller), McMarkle Sparkle (Page) and Slymar’s Dragon (Shawn Barker II) got the opening nod from Hollywood Dayton’s oddsmaker. A full field of non-winners of two races pacers will contest the middle leg of the Pick 5.

Forever Roxanne (Tyler Smith), Rose Run Warner (Josh Sutton) and Island By The Beach (Tony Hall) will be listed as favorites at the opening betting bell.

A second division of the $16,500 condition race for mares will be offered up in the fourth leg with Stay Gold (Jeremy Smith), Anthem (Sutton) and Liberty Rose N (Trevor Smith) chosen as the morning line favorites.

An $18,000 condition/claiming event for horses that haven’t won ten races and carry $30,000 base claiming tags will complete the Pick 5 offering. Social Theories (Adam Short) will seek his fifth straight victory from a second tier start in the Pick 5 nightcap. Others who will likely get significant play are Mingo Joel (Tyler Smith) and Vel Charlie (Page).

For full race results, click here.

From Hollywood Dayton Raceway