Six divisions of Ohio Sires Stakes three-year-old trotting and pacing fillies highlighted the Miami Valley Raceway program on Friday night, May 4, before a healthy crowd that packed the grandstand and outside apron, witnessing new track records and a seasonal standard.

Red Storm and Non Smoker each captured a $50,000 OHSS contest for sophomore filly trotters. Red Storm, a striking chestnut daughter by Stormin Normand, prevailed at 7-5 odds by a whisker in a brutal stretch drive over 2-1 rival Impinktoo (Kayne Kauffman) in 1:55.4. Aaron Merriman steered the speedy winner.

Owned and bred by Sandra Burnett of Wilmington, Ohio, and trained by Chris Beaver, Red Storm has amassed $174,975 in her career from 11 starts, with six wins, three seconds and a third.

Alanas Ways, a 14-1 longshot, was third for Josh Sutton.

Non Smoker, a gorgeous and diminutive My MVP lass, prevailed in a gutsy wire-to-wire effort in 1:54, a new Miami Valley track record, with trainer Danny Noble in the sulky. Leaving the gate at 4-1, the grey filly held off the hard-trying 19-1 Risky Deal (Kurt Sugg) by half a length at the wire, with 3-5 favourite Looking For Zelda (Tony Hall) notching show honours.

Steve Sexton of Xenia, Ohio owns the winner of $57,851 lifetime who now has four wins, one second and one third in 10 career starts. Non Smoker was bred by Stephanie Smith-Rothaug.

McPansy established a new track record and new national season’s mark for three-year-old pacing fillies on a five-eighths mile track by pacing to victory in 1:51.3 in the third of four $40,000 OHSS divisions for side-wheeling distaffs.

Trace Tetrick was in the sulky behind the 5-1 Brian Brown-conditioned daughter by McArdle, who is owned and was bred by the Emerald Highlands Farm of Mount Vernon, Ohio. McPansy now has two wins in three career starts and $24,500 in her coffers, after going unraced as a freshman.

The 1-9 favourite, Baron Remy (Chris Page), was second with 28-1 longshot Believe In Waco (Aaron Merriman) third.

Earlier in the evening Brown, Tetrick and Emerald Highlands combined to score with 7-2 Queen Me Again in the first $40,000 OHSS pacing division, as the Dragon Again filly paced to a winning 1:53 effort. Tetrick used come-from-behind tactics with Queen Me Again, as the filly nabbed her third straight victory after also being unraced at two.

Even-money favourite Up Front Flor Ida (Kayne Kauffman) was second, while Merciless (Tyler Smith) was third at 13-1.

The victory upped Queen Me Again’s earnings to $28,000.

Pet Walker had equalled the Miami Vallely track record with a 1:52 clocking in the second $40,000 OHSS contest, as the public’s third choice. Dan Noble steered the Gregory Luther trainee for owner/breeder Black Magic Racing of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, as the Pet Rock filly finished three lengths ahead of 5-1 rival AuntmillysMartini (Tyler Smith) and third-place finisher, 9-5 favourite, Smiley Dragon (Trace Tetrick).

Unraced as a two-year-old, Pet Walker now has two wins in three starts and $23,720 in her coffers.

In the final $40,000 OHSS pacing division, last year’s two-year-old filly pacing champion Bad Girls Rule didn’t let being saddled with the eight-hole stop her, as she paced to a winning 1:54.1 with Dan Noble at the lines. Owned by the 3rd Floor Stables of Springboro, Ohio, the World Of Rocknroll lass upped her lifetime bankroll to $206,566 with the fifth triumph of her career in 12 starts. Jim Dailey conditions Bad Girls Rule, who was bred by Spring Haven Farm of Utica, Ohio.

Noble used wire-to-wire tactics with the sizeable bay filly, who left the gate at 2-1 and finished nearly two lengths ahead of 5-1 Big Bad Goldie (Aaron Merriman), with 12-1 Missplacedrock (Chris Page) nabbing show honours.

Leg two of this series for sophomores will be as follows: June 2 at Northfield Park for three-year-old pacing fillies; June 9 at Scioto Downs for three-year-old pacing colts; June 11 at Northfield Park for three-year-old trotting fillies; and June 15 at Scioto Downs for three-year-old trotting colts.

(With files from OSDF)