Morgan and Page double up in Buckeye Series

Grove City, OH – Harness racing trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and driver Chris Page doubled up with two wins each in the first leg of Buckeye Stallion Series action for 2-year-old filly pacers at MGM Northfield Park Wednesday Night.  Six divisions were contested, each carrying a purse of $ 17,500.

Morgan Jr. trainee, Cruzinbytheseaside turned in the fastest mile of the night as Greg Grismore led the Downbytheseaside filly to the win.  The filly sat third early in the mile before moving and drawing away to win by 1 ¾ lengths.

Cruzinbytheseaside is owned by Carl Howard and Larry Wills.

CRUZINBYTHESEASIDE REPLAY

Morgan Jr. picked up his second win with Bowery and Ryan Stahl in 1:55.4. The filly, also by Downbytheseaside took the long way to the winner´s circle as she was hung most of the mile before winning by a length.

The winner is owned by Morgan, Let It Ride Stable and Bottom Line Racing.

BOWERY REPLAY

Page picked up his first win of the BSS with Fantasy Life for trainer Ron Burke.  Fantasy Life, another Downbytheseaside filly, stopped the timer at 1:55.3 to win by a head returning $35.60 to her backers.

The filly is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, J&T Silva-Purnell & Libby and Beasty LLC.

FANTASY LIFE REPLAY

Page´s second win of the of the night was behind McAngel for trainer Sandy Beatty.  McAngel took the overland route to victory in 1:55 getting up by a half of length. The filly is owned by Lawrence Crawford.

McANGEL REPLAY

The other winners include Future Ex-Wife with Aaron Merriman for owner Craig Stein in 1:54.3.  The filly is sired by Fear The Dragon and was a winner by a length.

FUTURE EX-WIFE REPLAY

Osceola Hanover by Racing Hill came home for Mike Wilder and Scott Betts in 1:56.1. The filly is owned by Timothy Betts, Nicholas Catalano and Keith Pippi.

OSCEOLA HANOVER REPLAY

The Buckeye Stallion Series returns to Northfield Park Monday July 19 for the second leg of the 2-year-old trot.  First race post time is 6PM.will once again host the Buckeye Stallion Series with the 2nd leg of the 2-year-old Colt Trot on Monday night, July 19 with a first race post time of 6:00 pm.

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by Frank Fraas, for the OHHA