Makin Some Noise heard loud and clear

Leading from start to finish and adding a last quarter kick of :27.3, Makin Some Noise (Always B Miki) and harness racing driver Kayne Kauffman made easy work of winning the $34,000 Open Handicap Pace at Miami Valley Raceway Thursday (March 21).

Leaving from post five in the 10^th race feature, Kauffman sent Makin Some Noise right to the front and they never had to look back again.

Cutting the mile to the first quarter in a speedy :26, Makin Some Noise then led to the half mile in :55 as last week’s winner, Artatac A (Dan Noble), was first-over in third with Bernie (Sam Widger) sat the two-hole trip with Shamwow (Josh Sutton) second-over.

Down the backstretch, Makin Some Noise felt little pressure from the first-over Artatac A, holding the field at bay passing the three-quarters in 1:22.

Makin Some Noise then picked up some additional speed on the final turn, leading by two and one-half lengths by the top of the stretch and then pulled away in front of the stands to win with ease by three and three-quarter lengths in 1:49.3. Artatac A was second with Bernie third.

MAKIN SOME NOISE REPLAY

It was the fourth win on the season for Makin Some Noise. The six-year-old gelding is trained by Ed Miller for owner Rebecca Sugg and paid $3.60 to win as the race favorite.

Jeremy Smith led all drives with four wins on the card.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting Results

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink