No Lou Zing rebounds with rally in Open

OAK GROVE, KY — After missing as the harness racing favorite in the top-class last week, No Lou Zing (Sweet Lou) rebounded with a stern rally along the rim to grab victory in the $24,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel on Sunday afternoon (April 30).

Leaving from post 5, driver Kevin Wallis floated the Wayne Oke trainee off the wings while He’zzz A Wise Sky (driven by Tyler Shehan) pushed for the lead to a :27 first quarter.

Slowing proceedings to a :56.1 half, He’zzz A Wise Sky tried to peel away from his competition with a sprint up the backside and clocked three-quarters in 1:23.3.

No Lou Zing nonetheless advanced uncovered in the backstretch sprint and powered forward through the final turn to collar He’zzz A Wise Sky and stroll to a 1-3/4-length victory in 1:52.2. Tookadiveoffdipper (Atlee Bender) followed the winner’s move to grab second while He’zzz A Wise Sky held third and American Dreamer (Devon Tharps) took fourth.

No Lou Zing, a 6-year-old gelding, has now won 17 races from 65 starts and banked $757,892. A Piece Of The Action LLC owns the gelding who paid $3.78 to win.

The tandem of trainer Erv Miller and driver Atlee Bender set up a clinic on the 11-race card with Miller winning three races and Bender taking five total. The two paired for wins with Bay City (1:54 winning mile; $3.40 to win), Morning Edition (1:58; $10.50) and Western Era (1:52.1; $6.90) while Bender won two more with JD’s Queen Bethany (1:57; $8.14) and Folsom Prison (1:56; $2.34).

Live racing at Oak Grove resumes Monday (May 1). First post is 3 p.m. CDT (4 p.m. EDT).

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From Oak Grove Racing