Lorentzon Trainees Dominate Buckeye Stallion Series

The driver and trainer team of Dan Noble and Anette Lorentzon won four of the five $27,397 divisions in the third leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for freshman filly trotters at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Tuesday, Aug. 12.
Joyofmylife As headlined those victories, winning in a lifetime-best 1:55.1 to remain a perfect three-for-three in her career competing solely in Buckeye Stallion Series thus far. The Guardian Angel As-Josies Joy filly was fourth early as Two By Four (Trevor Smith) led the field past the first two calls in :28 and :57.2. Joyofmylife As moved first-over at the halfway mark and was in third place as Two By Four continued to lead past the three-quarter mark in 1:26.3. She proceeded to take the lead and pulled away to win by almost three lengths. Seven Lick Range (Kurt Sugg) was second followed by Faster Horses (Aaron Merriman) in third. Joyofmylife As is owned by her breeders, ACL Stuteri AB and Kjell Johansson.
Noble also drove Lorentzon-trained Guardian Angel As fillies Chasingstardust As (dam Theres A Way) and Mockingbird As (dam Savanah Dream) to victories.
Chasingstardust As won in wire-to-wire fashion in 1:58.3 for her second Stallion Series victory. She posted fractions of :29.1, 1:00.1 and 1:29.4, and won by a length over Guardian Doll (Ronnie Gillespie) with Seeyouatthelake (Chris Page) in third. Chasingstardust As, who was a runner-up in the second leg, is a homebred for ACL Stuteri AB.
Mockingbird As broke her maiden winning by more than two lengths in 1:55.4 after finishing second to Judys Moni in each of the first two legs. Judys Moni (Anthony MacDonald) was second this time followed by Lacy Lucy (Luke Hanners) in third. Lacy Lucy led the field past the first three calls with fractions of :27.1, :57.3 and 1:25.4. Mockingbird As moved first-over from third place going to the half and eventually took over the lead and pulled away down the stretch. She is owned by Lorentzon.
Noble and Lorentzon scored their other win with Wild As Her As. The Enterprise-Perfect View As filly won in 1:57.4 to break her maiden in her third start. Fifth at the :59 halfway mark, Wild As Her As moved first-over and shot to the front entering the final turn en route to winning by 1-1/2 lengths. RGs Rhapsody (Brett Miller) was second with Rose Run Bridget (Tyler Smith) in third. Wild As Her As is owned and bred by ACL Stuteri AB.
At 29-1 odds, Readi Two scored an upset victory in the other division, winning by a length in a lifetime-best 1:58 with trainer Sandy Beatty in the sulky. Hangtighthoney L (Hank LeVan), a winner in each of the first two legs, was second followed by second-leg winner Triumphant Times (Sugg) in third. Til The End As (Noble) led through the first three calls with fractions of :28.3, :59.2 and 1:29. Readi Two was eighth in the nine-horse field at the halfway mark and fourth entering the final stretch before rallying on the outside for the victory. Readi Two has hit the board in all four seasonal starts with three wins and one second. The Ready For Moni-Sentebale filly is owned by Robert Sharrits.
Scioto Downs's final two races on Tuesday's 14-race card were cancelled. A reason for the cancellation was not provided.
The 2025 Buckeye Stallion Series for freshman filly trotters continues with the fourth leg on Aug. 24 at MGM Northfield Park.
(With files from Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association; photo of Joyofmylife As winning on Aug. 12)