Undefeated Volstead filly wins $100,000 trot

Undefeated in 2024, Sugar Instead (Volstead) continued her winning ways with a four-length romp in the $100,000 Ohio Sire Stakes Trot for three-year-old harness racing fillies Wednesday (Aug. 21) evening at MGM Northfield Park. It was Sugar Instead’s eighth straight win this season.

With driver Brett Miller in the sulky, 1/5 race favorite Sugar Instead left from post five and moved into second place behind the pacesetter Jurassic Hattie (Kurt Sugg) as they went to the opening quarter in the 13^th race feature in :28.1.

Jurassic Hattie continued to lead the way past the half mile marker in :58.2 and then Iroxanna (Aaron Merriman) started up first-over in the backstretch. Then Miller came out to challenge from the two-hole with Sugar Instead at the three-quarters in 1:27.

Around the final turn and Jurassic Hattie was holding off Sugar Instead on the outside but once they started down the stretch, Miller just raised the lines at Sugar Instead and she trotted away to a four length score in 1:55.2. Jurassic Hattie was second with Iroxanna third.

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Now eight for eight in 2024, Sugar Instead is trained by Virgil Morgan, Jr. for owners Joyce McClelland and Larry Wills. She paid $2.60 to win. Sugar Instead was the 2023 Ohio Sire Stakes Champion filly trotter and has earnings in 2024 of $232,094. She now has 15 wins in 19 starts and career earnings in excess of $650,000. Sugar Instead was bred by Elmer Dean Miller.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting Results

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink