Ocean Downs Open was a Fantastic Voyage

BERLIN, MD — Dawn Amiss’ homebred Fantastic Voyage (Cool Flying Fun) protected pole position and powered clear of his six harness racing foes for a decisive 1:52.1 win in Sunday’s (June 2) $12,000 Open 1 Handicap Pace at Ocean Downs.

Jared Moyer pushed forward with Fantastic Voyage at the start of the one-mile race before briefly yielding control to 3-5 favorite Nuttin But Finesse (driven by Johanthan Ahle), who cleared at the end of a :27.3 first quarter.

Immediately after ceding the lead, Moyer angled Fantastic Voyage back to the outside to reclaim the lead with five-eighths to go, and the pair rolled through middle splits of :56.3 and 1:24.2 before steadily widening their advantage through the stretch.

The 7-year-old son drew off by 3-1/4 lengths clear of runner-up Nuttin But Finesse; last week’s Open winner Lyons Stealth (William Carter) sustained mild gains into third after losing cover up the backstretch.

Deshawn Sample trains 28-time winner Fantastic Voyage, who won for the third time in 11 starts this season. He returned $12.80 to win.

In the sub-featured $10,000 Open 2 Pace, Moment To Shine (Captaintreacherous) and driver William Carter sat off a blistering pace set by Volley Ball Beach before closing steadily through the far turn to reel in the runaway leader and win going away by three lengths over Danger Zone in 1:53.2. Stacey Laviolette trains the 6-year-old gelding for Lucky Label Stable LLC. He paid $5.00 to win.

Trae Porter led all drivers with three wins on the 13-race card; Roger Plante Jr. and Russell Foster both recorded doubles.

Racing returns to Ocean Downs on Wednesday (June 5) with a 12-race card set to commence at 7:05 p.m.

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