With several of Miami Valley’s top trotters taking Easter Sunday off, Boffin (driven by Chris Page) took full advantage by hopping into the winner’s circle following the featured $14,850 Open.
The five-year-old son of Donato Hanover enjoyed a perfect pocket trip behind favoured Celebrity Hercules (Dan Noble) before easing to the outside in early stretch and coasting to a relatively easy victory over the front-stepper and Boy Meets Girl K (Jason Brewer) in 1:55.2.
The win was Boffin’s fourth in his last six starts, but first in Open company since moving to Ohio in February. Angela Coombs owns the winner, who is rapidly approaching the $200,000 earnings plateau.
Earlier on the card, Cantab Lindy (Shawn Barker II) edged Deck The Halls (Chris Page) and Kaffir Kemp (Randy Tharps) in a $12,100 top conditioned trot. Brent Davis owns and trains the winner, who scored in 1:55.1 in just his third start of the year.
Also featured was the $10,000 second leg of the Dr. Dan Farwick Memorial Series for trotters shy of six pari-mutuel wins or $50,000 at the March 1 nomination deadline. Touchdown AS (Tyler Smith) cemented his spot in the final next Sunday by rallying down the middle of the stretch to a 1:55.3 triumph over Atlas Peak (Sandy Beatty) and Skates N Plates (Chris Page).
(Miami Valley Raceway)