Mare wins Maryland Sire Stakes Open

The 4-and-5-year-old $25,700 Open Maryland Sire Stakes went to post on July 6th as race 6 on a hot, humid harness racing night at Ocean Downs.

The seven-horse field was paired down to six (3 boys and 3 girls) due to a scratch.

When the gate opened it looked like the usual duel between Stunners Wish (Rusty’s For Real) and Nvrfearlloydishere (Rusty’s All In) with Stunner in control and Nvrfearlloydishere getting the perfect pocket trip.

Sea Ya Mystery (Rusty’s For Real) sat 6th until the backside when reinsman Bill Long swept three deep, rolling by the boys in the last turn to stride on to a 1 3/4 length win in 1:54.4 last quarter in 27.1. Bill Long is also the trainer and owner of Sea Ya Mystery, the late Dale Massey was the breeder.

Ocean Downs begins Thursday racing on July 7th with 4 divisions of the ‘Future Hope’ series for two-year-old pacers and 1 division of the ‘ Go Get Lost’ series for two-year-old trotters.

The Ostrich and Camel races return to Ocean Downs on Sunday, July 10.

For complete race results, click here.

by Cheri Stambaugh, for the Maryland Sire Stakes