Tyler Smith recorded two wins, while seven drivers and eight trainers collected wins in the Ohio Fair Championships at Hollywood Dayton Raceway on Saturday, Oct. 9. Each race carried a purse of $40,000.
Smith guided Bittrsweetsymphony to victory in the Two-Year-Old Filly Pace, charging down the stretch to win by two lengths for trainer Christ Hershberger in 1:52.4. The Well Said filly is 12-for-15 on the year for owners CNC Stable and David Miller.
Smith also collected the win in the Three-Year-Old Filly Trot with Fiesty Pistol. Fiesty Pistol shot from the rail going gate-to-wire to win for the 11th time this year for trainer Chris Beaver in 1:56.3. The daughter of Triumphant Caviar is owned by Beaver, David Meola, Donald Robinson and R.B.H. Ventures Inc.
In the Two-Year-Old Filly Trot, Crown Creation, with Brett Miller, rallied around the final turn and pulled away down the stretch to win by 3-1/4 lengths for trainer Mark Winters in 1:58.3. The win was Crown Creation’s 10th in 15 starts this year. The daughter of Creatine is owned by Benjamin Black.
The combination of Don Irvine Jr. and Rosy Weaver rolled this summer at Ohio fairs, and they did it again in the Two-Year-Colt Colt Trot championship. Irvine, who has driven A Handsome Face in all 13 starts, grabbed the lead just after the quarter pole and held on down the stretch to win for the eighth time this year in 1:59.2. The Dejarmbro gelding is owned by Weaver and Heartland Acres.
The favourite in the Two-Year-Old Colt Pace championship, Willydoitagain, did it again, winning for the ninth time this year for Scott Cisco and trainer Dan O’Mara in 1:53.3. Cisco took Willydoitagain three wide before the half-mile mark to grab the lead and held on to win by a neck. Marjorie Polhamus owns the Domethatagain gelding.
Bearcreekhoney with Shawn Barker II won for the 10th time this year to claim the Three-Year-Old Filly Pace championship. Bearcreekhoney grabbed the lead at the top of the stretch and held on to win the title for trainer Clarence Foulk in 1:53.4. Bearcreekhoney, a Schoolkids filly, is owned by William Hartt.
Malibu Kid and Tony Hall got away slow but grabbed the lead before the half-mile pole and held on down the stretch to win by a head in 1:56.2 for trainer Dalton Walls in the Three-year-Old Colt Trot championship. The son of Wishing Stone is owned by Walls, Bruce Soulsby and Alan Weisenberg.
The last championship of the night was the Three-Year-Old Colt Pace. Imagine It, with Mitchell Cushing, got up at the wire to win for trainer Kent Wilcox and owner Richard Copp in the fastest championship time of the night, 1:52.2. The win was the 12th of the year for the son of If I Can Dream.
County fair racing in Ohio concludes October 13 and 14 from the Fairfield County Fair in Lancaster. The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will provide live stream coverage Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at HarnessRacingOhio.com.
(Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association)