Track record set in $100,000 Mares Invitational

Columbus, OH — The Saturday (Aug. 17) harness racing card at Eldorado Scioto Downs started off hot with a 1:49 opening race, but even a power surge delay followed by a rain delay couldn’t dampen the racing events to come later in the card. Seafire (Downbytheseaside), a 4-year-old Ohio-sired horse, won the $100,000 #SendItIn Invitational Pace in 1:48, and Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe) took the $100,000 Cleopatra Invitational, for mares, setting a new track record of 1:48.2 for older distaffers.

In the #SendItIn, Carbine (Austin Hanners) rolled to the :25.2 opening quarter from the rail with Artatac A (Dan Noble) getting the pocket trip. At the :53.3 half, Artatac A pulled and brought Seafire (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) along second-over. Sprinting by the 1:20.2 three-quarters, Artatac A had made the lead, which left Seafire with open track to sprint to the lead and win by 2-3/4 lengths in a new lifetime mark of 1:48. Runner-up Buzzsaw Russ (Dave Palone) followed Seafire’s cover but just could not overcome the margin. Artatac A held on for third.

“I just wanted to use my post position to get away well, and I was able to do so,” said Wrenn. “When Danny popped the pocket at the half, I was happy to be second-over. And, luckily for me, Danny’s horse cleared at the three-quarter pole, and my horse responded well.

“I was a little nervous. Buzzsaw Russ is a really nice horse and he sat behind me, and I thought he had a lot of pace, and he did. Luckily, Brian’s done a good job with Seafire, and he raced really well.”

SEAFIRE REPLAY

Seafire, out of the Towner’s Big Guy mare Wildfire Princess, was bred by Enos Weaver. He now has $225,210 in lifetime earnings with seven victories this season in 11 starts for owners Country Club Aces, Joelyn Ridder, Mark Kantrowitz and Scott Davis.

In the Cleopatra, Man Dontforgetme (Tyler Smith) took the early lead with Grace Hill (Hanners) settling in the pocket. Strong Poison (Noble) made an early move heading to the :26 opening quarter and made the lead just before they went under the line for the first time.

Twin B Joe Fresh and Brett Miller, who floated away fourth from the rail, pulled at the :53.4 half, and by the 1:21 three-quarters, they were head-to-head with Strong Poison. Man Dontforget Me pulled from third to try and track down the leader but couldn’t quite get there, as Twin B Joe Fresh won by 1-1/2 lengths. Zanatta (Eric Goodell) was third.

“I felt like a kid from the day before Christmas,” said winning driver Miller, when asked how he felt getting the call to drive Twin B Joe Fresh. “Dex (Dunn) told me all about her … she came first-up, and he said that she could just grind out there and take care of business, and she did. I never even popped her ear plugs; she felt like she could have went much more.”

Twin B Joe Fresh, a 4-year-old mare out of the Captaintreacherous mare Fresh Breeze, was bred by Brittany Farms. The Chris Ryder trainee now has $1,860,165 earned lifetime and has seven wins in eight seasonal starts. Twin B Joe Fresh is owned by Chris Ryder, Dexter Dunn, Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak.

TWIN B JOE FRESH REPLAY

There was a lot of movement in each of the two $65,000 divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters. Dream Something (Uncle Peter) Smith) took the first division in 1:55.4, and Rose Run Allison (Noble) took the second division in 1:57.

In the first division, Brink Street (Wrenn) was the first to make the front going to the :28.1 opening quarter. Dave Palone pulled Freedom Hill first-up and made the lead before going under the wire for the first time. Aunt Laura (Miller) was then first-up heading to the :57 half and made the lead halfway down the backside.

Dublins Dragonfly (Noble) applied pressure going to the 1:25.2 three-quarters, and around the last turn, Brink Street came back to be three-wide with Dream Something four-wide. Dream Something and Aunt Laura battled it out down the stretch with Dream Something winning by a neck; Mega Money (Trevor Smith) got up for third.

The mile was a new lifetime mark for Dream Something, whom trainer Miles Wollam co-owns with Julie Ann and Dale Sweet. The filly, out of the Glidemaster mare Travelin Dream, now has three wins and $79,633 in five lifetime starts.

DREAM SOMETHING REPLAY

In the second division, Up (Chris Lems) took the early lead before the :29.2 quarter. Rose Run Allison (Long Tom) pulled first up midway through the turn and made the lead, but stablemate Mocha Hill (Wrenn) was quick to take over before the :59.1 half. Move Over Boys (Matthew Brown) made a quick bid to challenge from fifth but couldn’t make the top by the 1:28 three-quarters.

Rose Run Allison came out of the pocket and won by 1-1/2 lengths over Mocha Hill. Aunt Lilly (Tyler Smith), who came three-wide around the last turn, was third.

Ron Burke trains Rose Run Allison for Burke Racing, Hatfield Stables, Knox Services and Beasty LLC. The filly out of the Broadway Hall mare Rose Run Timeless has now made $115,667 in five lifetime starts with three wins.

ROSE RUN ALLISON REPLAY

There were also three $30,000 Open events held on the undercard.

Alexa Skye (Noble) took the Filly and Mare Open Pace in her 100th lifetime start in 1:50.2. The 7-year-old mare by Somebeachsomewhere is trained by Virgil Morgan Jr. for owners by Let It Ride and Odds On Racing. Her 31st lifetime win pushed her earnings to $581,419.

Flemsteen (Tyler Smith) overcame an early miscue to take the Open Trot in 1:53. The 6-year-old gelded son by Explosive Matter is co-owned by trainer Chris Beaver, Bill Manes and RBH Ventures, and now has 25 wins in 104 lifetime starts and $582,275 in earnings.

Noble and Morgan teamed up again to take the Open Pace with Chase H Hanover in 1:49.4. The 6-year-old gelded son of Somebeachsomewhere is owned by Odds On Racing and Carl Howard. Chase H Hanover has 28 wins in 91 lifetime starts and $1,027,676 in lifetime earnings.

The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet runs through Sept. 14. Races are held Tuesday through Saturday with a first post of 5:45 p.m. each day, except for Sept. 13, which will have a 6:15 p.m. post.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting Results

From Eldorado Scioto Downs