Fillies took over the card of harness at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday, July 31 with Ohio State Fair divisions taking place for three-year-old trotters and pacers, two-year-old pacers and the aged mare trot and aged mare pace. Purses for the nine events totaled more than $835,000 for the Ohio-sired fillies and mares.

Ohio First Lady Pace – Three-Year-Old Filly Pace

With three divisions going behind the gate for three-year-old filly pacers, Brett Miller got the fastest win, in the closest margin, behind Rodeo Dancer in her $71,127 split of the Ohio First Lady Pace in 1:50.3.

Sassy By The Sea (Tyler Smith) got the first call going to the :27 opening quarter but Miller quickly had Rodeo Dancer on the move. Leading through :55.3 and 1:23.2 fractions, Rodeo Dancer held off a three-wide drive from Seaside Shuffle (Chris Page) to win by a nose. Sassy By The Sea was third.

Rodeo Dancer, by Rodeo Romeo out of the Somebeachsomewhere mare Parts Unknown, was bred and is owned by Oompa’s Farm and Robert Mondillo. The filly now has six wins in nine seasonal starts, seven for 16 lifetime, with $241,841 in earnings. She returned $2.20 to win.

Ron Burke trainees took the other two divisions.

Seaside Charm ($4.80) and Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. won their $72,113 division in 1:51. Bad Girl Up (David Miller) took the field to the :26.4 opening quarter while Seaside Charm sat second. Page had Laude Da on the move from third to make the front and lead towards the :55.4 half. On the way to the 1:22.2 third-quarter, Marvin Luna had Estuary head-to-head with Laude Da and made the front while continuous movement had Seaside Charm shuffled to sixth. Posting a :27.2 last quarter, Seaside Charm won by a neck over Laude Da; Shes Lit (B. Miller) was third.

Seaside Charm, by Downbytheseaside out of the Bettors Delight mare Summer Charm is owned by Thomas and Scott Dillon. She now has six wins in 15 lifetime starts with $214,827 in earnings.

The final $50,500 division went to Shacarri ($2.60) in 1:51.4. Getting away third while Vanna By The River (Wrenn) made the front towards the :27.2 opening quarter, Page had Shacarri make her move to the lead towards the :56.2 half and 1:24.3 third quarter. Fending off the pocket sitting Vanna By The River, Shacarri won by three-quarters of a length, with Odds On Dividend (Luke Hanners) back of the front pair in third.

Shacarri, by Summa Cum Laude out of the Rockin Image mare Rockin Racer, is owned by breeders Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi and Phillip Collura, along with Zippett Racing Stable. A winner of $415,633, Shacarri now has six wins in 19 lifetime starts.

State Fair Managers Pace – Two-Year-Old Filly Pace

Tempting Flames ($2.20) was the fastest of two divisions when she took her $114,366 split of the State Fair Managers Pace for two-year-old pacing fillies, winning convincingly in 1:52 for David Miller. Starting from the second tier, Miller opted to follow Real Classy (Page) from post five. Parked through the :27.4 opening quarter, Tempting Flames led every split from there, tripping the beam in :56.2 and 1:24.3. Real Classy got the pocket trip to finish second by a length; Splendid Station (Justin Irvine) came up the inside to finish third.

Tempting Flames is trained by Michael Hitchcock for William Hartt. By Catch The Fire out of the McArdle mare Hotshot Temptress, Tempting Flames was a $72,222 Ohio Selected Yearling Sale purchase from Ivy Holdings. The win was the second in four starts for the filly who now has $163,571 earned.

Cleveland Darby (Page) took her $113,380 division in 1:53.1. Rose Run Charlie (Marvin Luna) left sharply off the gate from post six and led the field to the :27.4 opening quarter. Cleveland Darby quickly pulled the pocket and led the field through fractions of :57 and 1:25.3 before winning by two lengths over Rose Run Charlie; Well Intentioned (D. Miller) was third.

Cleveland Darby, by Downbytheseaside out of the McArdle mare Loreenas Ruffian, is owned by Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, R A S Racing and Larry Karr. The Ron Burke trainee has two wins in four starts and $109,044 earned. She paid $2.60 to win.

Pride of Ohio Trot – Three-Year-Old Filly Trot

Mooter Tooter (Page) came charging down the lane to take her $103,803 division of the Pride of Ohio Trot for three-year-old filly trotters in 1:53.4. Faster Horses (D. Miller) took the early lead and led through fractions of :27.3, :57.1 and 1:25.1. Charlotte Elise (Tyler Smith) came first up and briefly took the lead in the stretch, but Mooter Tooter posted a :27.4 last quarter to get up for the three-quarter win over Charlotte Elise; Rose Run Brooke (Wrenn) was third.

Mooter Tooter, by Long Tom out of the Andover Hall mare Moots, is owned by Burke Racing, Knox Services, Beasty and R A S Racing. The Ron Burke trainee now has four wins in 10 seasonal starts with $169,638 in lifetime earnings. She returned $6.40 on a $2 win wager.

The other $102,817 split went to Godusa in 1:53.2. Joyofmylife AS (Tony Hall) took the early lead towards the :27.3 opening quarter but Godusa (D. Miller) was right on her wheel, taking over and leading through the :57.1 half and 1:25.1 three quarters. A winner by a length and a half, Joyofmylife AS was second with Chip Shot (Wrenn) third.

Godusa ($6.40) is by Ready for Moni out of the Trixton mare Behold The Dream. Owned by Nancy Takter for E Five Racing and John Fielding, the Nancy Takter trainee now has four wins in 13 lifetime starts and $216,621 in earnings. 

Aged Ohio State Fair Races

Odds On Chesapeake ($3.20) was a narrow winner in the $95,070 Senator Max H. Davis Ohio State Fair Aged Mare Pace in 1:50.4. 

Driving on from post five, Odds On Chesapeake (Luke Hanners) set fractions of :26.1, :55.2 and 1:23. In a photo for win, the four-year-old mare by Downbytheseaside out of the Sweet Lou mare Macaroon prevailed by head over Fearless Ginger (Wrenn); Hey Hey Mama (D. Miller) was third. 

Odds On Chesapeake is owned by Odds On Racing, trained by Virgil Morgan, Jr. and how has $1.068 million in lifetime earnings.

The $91,549 Don Millar Ohio State Fair Aged Mare Trot was won by Jurassic Hattie (B. Miller) in 1:52. Getting the pocket trip, Jurassic Hattie followed Legacy Affair (D. Miller) through fractions of :26.3, :54.4 and 1:23.1 before getting up to win by a length and a half; Sugar Instead (Luke Hanners) was third. 

Trained by Stacey Van Huizen for owner/breeder Jerry Welch, Jurassic Hattie now has 16 wins in 45 starts and $924,970 in lifetime earnings. She paid $7.40 to win.

Burke picked up a win in the finale courtesy Hilltop Sonar and driver Page (1:54.1; $3.20) to cap a five-win day.

The last day of Ohio State Fair racing at Scioto is Saturday, Aug. 1. The 16-race card starts at 5:25 p.m. The evening’s races include OSF races for two-year-old pacers, three-year-old pacers and three-year-old trotters, along with aged trotters and aged pacers. The evening's festivities also include Corgi Races, the OHHA’s TV & Tickets give-a-way, bounce house, ‘Bring the Farm to You’ petting zoo, ‘Paint a Horse’ station, ‘Name the Foal’ contest and horseshoe decorating station.

(With files from Scioto; photo of Rodeo Dancer)