Andy Ray returned to the winner’s circle for the second time in four tries this month after winning the featured $25,000 Open Trot at Miami Valley Raceway on Sunday afternoon (March 24).
The seven-year-old son of Crazed nosed out last week’s winner, All About Cowboys in 1:54.1. Primed N Powerful also raced well to finish third.
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Anette Lorentzon trains Andy Ray for owner Yinson Quezada. He sports 23 victories and has earned over $560,000 in his career. Elliott Deaton sat in the bike.
A pair of $12,000 second leg divisions of the George ‘Red’ Owens Memorial Series for green (N/W 2 PM races or $20,000 lifetime) fillies and mares were also presented on the Sunday matinee.
Avaline Hanover, driven by Chris Page, overcame post nine to capture the first split in 1:54. The Dragon Again filly made her seventh start a winning one, besting Home Town Girl and Delight Kate in front-stepping fashion. The promising filly, who made just four starts as a freshman, is part of the powerful Burke Brigade.
Machs Dragon, another filly by Dragon Again, broke her maiden in the second Owens Memorial division, topping Bens Jenna and Reraise in 1:55.1. Michael Rardon owns and trains the winner who was making just her third start. Tyler Smith sat in the bike.
The $20,000 championship of the Owens Series is slated for Sunday, March 31. The top nine money winners in the two preliminary legs, thus qualifying for the final, are (in order of earnings): Ben’s Jenna, Avaline Hanover, Machs Dragon, Delight Kate, Home Town Girl, Respect, Dojea Rita, Reraise and Sugar And Spite.
(Miami Valley Raceway)