Easter Jack received a perfect second-over trip from driver Brett Miller and added another win to his sizable seasonal total in the featured $30,556 conditioned trot on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.

The top three got away in post-position order, with Angel Nation (David Miller) on top at the opening quarter in :27.4 and Easter Jack sitting fourth. Sayinwhatimthinkin (Trevor Smith) pulled off the rail from third, providing cover for the bettors' choice, Easter Jack, at the half-mile station in :57.3, and the outer flow advanced as the field of seven bunched up at the three-quarters in 1:25.1.

Brett Miller sent the eventual winner three-wide around the final turn, and Easter Jack out-sprinted his opponents to score the victory in 1:53.4. Famous Father (Luke Plano) rallied from far back but came up a length short in second. The pocket-sitting Cs Flying Co Pilot (Clint Coy) out-finished Sayinwhatimthinkin for third.

Amy Husted trains Easter Jack, a four-year-old son of Dover Dan-Speedy Edie, for Kyle Husted and John Schwarz. The gelding tallied his 16th victory of the year in 36 starts and is now 21-for-82 lifetime. He paid $3.20 to win.

In the sub-featured $26,761 conditioned trot, Elegant Resolve capitalized on a pocket trip from Luke Hanners to score a 9-1 upset over the pacesetting Pizzelle (David Miller) in 1:55.

E Pass (Chris Page) and Elegant Resolve battled for early command, with Pizzelle caught three-wide in the first turn. David Miller was forced to send his charge to the lead at the quarter in :27.3, and Pizzelle dictated the tempo to the half in :57.3 and three-quarters in 1:26.2. Luke Hanners pulled Elegant Resolve out around the final turn, and the gelding cruised past the favourite to score by 2-1/2 lengths. My Pal Sparky (Cam McCown) rounded out the trifecta.

Steve Carter conditions the winning Resolve-Elegant Serenity gelding for Thomas Ceraso Jr. Elegant Resolve has won 11 of 57 career appearances and 10 of 31 this year. The win payout was $21.40.

Luke Hanners won four races in his seven starts on the 14-race card.

Racing resumes on Thursday at Dayton Raceway with a 4 p.m. first post. Saturday’s card will feature the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association’s annual Charity Night, with 10 Dayton-area charities “battling” it out for a total of $32,000 USD.

(Dayton Raceway)