Brett Miller won two of the five Buckeye Stallion Series (BSS) races for three-year-old colt trotters on Tuesday (May 2) at Miami Valley Raceway. Miller drove Burtons Hill and Vondell Kemp to victory.
Burtons Hill overcame a break at the quarter pole, rallied from 10 lengths back and won by two lengths in 1:57.1, the best time of the five BSS races. The son of What The Hill is trained by Virgil Morgan Jr. He won for the first time this year and raised his lifetime earnings to $90,009.
Miller’s other win came with Vondell Kemp, who grabbed the lead at the three-quarter pole and held on to win by a length in 1:57.2. Trained by Tyler Bates, the What The Hill gelding has hit the board in seven of eight starts this year with two wins.
In the first Buckeye Stallion Series race on the card, Long Tom Jess with Don Irvine Jr. took the lead going to the half-mile pole and never looked back, winning by a length in 2:00.4. Trained by Rosy Weaver, the son of Long Tom picked up his first win of the year.
Senterprise, with Dan Noble, went gate-to-wire to pick up his maiden victory in 1:57.4. The Enterprise gelding is trained by Christi Noble.
The final Buckeye Stallion Series race of the night was won by Fiesty Sam in 1:57.2. Driven and trained by Matthew Brown, the son of Victory Sam earned his first win of the year.
Buckeye Stallion Series action continues Wednesday night at Miami Valley with seven divisions of three-year-old filly trotters. Each division will carry a purse of $20,000. First race post time is 4 p.m. (EDT).
(Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association)