Ohio Sire Stakes action at Scioto Saturday

Grove City, OH – Two harness racing divisions of three-year-old colt trotters will wrap up the second leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes Saturday afternoon (Jun. 25) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.  Each division of seven trotting colts will carry a purse of $55,000.

Caviar Gold (Triumphant Caviar) and Doo Wop Kid (Wishing Stone) were first leg winners at Miami Valley Raceway on May 7.

Caviar Gold, trained by Chris Beaver is the first division favorite.  The gelding will look for his fourth win of the year.  Aaron Merriman will drive the 6-5 favorite.  Caviar Gold is owned by Beaver, Bill Manes, Leo Fleming, and Steve Zeehandelar.

Guido Di (Wishing Stone), the second choice at 7-2 has won five of seven races this year.  Brady Brown will drive him for trainer Steve Schoeffel.  Guido Di is owned by Virginia Schoeffel, Kathy Schoeffel, Lewis Falton, and Sara Zidek.

In the second division, Doo Wop Kid will look to win again in Sires Stakes action.  The Dalton Walls trainee is 6-1 on the morning line.  Tony Hall will drive the gelding.  Wall’s co-owns Doo Wop Kid with Bruce Soulsby.

The favorite is Ron Burke’s Up Blueberry Hill (What The Hill) at 5-2.  Chris Page will drive gelding who finished second to Caviar Gold in the first division of the Currier & Ives last week at The Meadows.  Up Blueberry Hill is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Jason Melillo, and Beasty LLC.

First race post time at Scioto Downs is 3:15.

For complete race entries, click here.

by Frank Fraas, for the OHHA