Easter Bb equalled the trotting track record at the Champaign County Fair in Urbana, Ohio to highlight the 11-race Buckeye Stallion Series card on Monday, Aug. 10.

Easter Bb, driven by Chris Page, won a $27,778 third-leg division of the Buckeye Stallion Series for trotting colts and geldings by nearly six lengths in 1:57.1, equalling the trotting track record set by Atlas Peak in 2019. The Creatine-Fear Her Makeup gelding led gate to wire, posting fractions of :30, :59.2 and 1:27 en route to the victory. Aiming To Please (Luke Hanners) and Smoking Mars (Kevin Detweiler) rounded out the top three. 

Easter Bb has a pair of Buckeye wins this season as part of a six-for-seven record. He is trained by Phillip Knox for owner Brant Brower of Kevil, Kentucky.

Trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. sent out three Buckeye winners including the two-year-old male trotters Great Start (1:57.3) and Camsflashyaction (2:00.2). There were also five divisions of the second leg for freshman filly pacers on the card with Morgan winning one of those events courtesy of Ides Of April (1:57.4). Morgan's winners all were driven by Luke Hanners.

The other winners of the freshman male trotting divisions were: Inrange Anytime (Kevin Detweiler) in 2:00 for Leander Schwartz; Obsessed With Me (Brett Miller) in 1:59 for trainer Matthew Burkholder; and Lou Armstrong (Anthony MacDonald) in 1:58.2 for Jason McGinnis.

The other freshman filly pacing winners were: Ds Ava (Chris Lems) in 1:59.4 for Scott Cox; Cantcatchthelady (Jeff Nisonger) in 1:57.2 for Mark Winters; Our Grey Heart in 1:58 for trainer/driver Jeff Nisonger; and Tina Fire (Austin Hanners) in 1:56.4 for trainer Todd Luther.

The Buckeye Stallion Series continues on Saturday, Aug. 15) with the third leg for freshman colt pacers at Northfield Park.

(With files from Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association)