Owens Memorial goes to top pacing filly

LEBANON, OH – Somwherunderheavn (Nob Hill High) is off to a great start in her harness racing career with four wins and four seconds in her first eight starts.

The 3-year-old filly, a homebred owned by Sharon Fisher, earned her biggest payday thus far on Tuesday (April 4) winning the $22,500 final of the George ‘Red’ Owens Memorial late closer featuring female pacers who were non-winners of two pari-mutuel races or $20,000 when the series started.

Austin Hanners was the sulky sitter behind Somwherunderheavn as he has been in all of her starts.  The pair lived up to their even-money favorite status in the Owens final.

The winner, unraced at age two, got away fifth during the :27 opening quarter, then began a prolonged first-over attack prior to the :56.1 midway juncture.  Second and lapped on to the leader Hysterical (Tyler Smith) when the leaders hit the three quarters beam in 1:24.1, Hanners was able to urge a :28.2 final panel from Somwherunderheavn for three quarters of a length victory in 1:52.4—easily lowering the Steve Carter trainee’s lifetime best.

Roknatninnetythree (Sam Widger got up for second with Hysterical hanging on for third.

SOMWHERUNDERHEAVN REPLAY

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From Miami Valley Raceway