Lifeonthebeach A, despite drawing the outermost post position, dominated the $25,000 championship leg of the Bill Dailey Memorial Medley on Saturday (Feb. 22) at Miami Valley Raceway.

Contested over a mile and a quarter, the 7-5 favourite was sent on his way from the get-go by driver Chris Page and cruised through fractions of :28.3, :58, 1:27 and 1:55 before tacking on a :28.1 final panel to score handily in 2:23.1. Stablemates Champion Rock and Royale Rose from the Dan Stone Stable finished second and third respectively.

The winner is a six-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere now sports 18 career wins in 55 tries and increased his lifetime earnings to $129,652 with the victory. He won the initial Dailey Memorial leg, which was a five-eighths mile dash, in 1:08.3 and then suffered an unfortunate incident in leg two at one mile when his crupper snapped and Page was forced to pull him out of the race. However Lifeonthebeach A rebounded, winning for owners by Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC.

Two races later, the weekly $25,000 Open I Pace was won by My Hero Ron, who topped Fan Of Terror and Shagnwiththedragon in 1:50.3. It was the second win in 2020 for My Hero Ron, but the first in Open company. Danny Dubeansky trains the eight-year-old son of Well Said for owner Brian Witt. Tyler Smith sat in the sulky.

A $20,000 Open II Pace was captured by Street Boy over Big Bad Mike and The Dark Shadow in 1:51.3. Frederick Linz owns the five-year-old son of American Ideal, who now has five victories in eight starts this meet (the others all coming in $30,000 claimers) and a 2020 bankroll of $56,825 already this year. Brett Miller drove the winner.

Miami Valley will race three consecutive matinees at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 23), Monday (Feb. 24) and Tuesday (Feb. 25).

(Miami Valley Raceway)