Four sophomore filly trotters claimed their first Buckeye Stallion Series wins of 2025 as Eldorado Scioto Downs hosted a quartet of $27,027 divisions of the third leg as part of a 16-race card on Wednesday, July 9.
Roses Destiny (pictured above) posted the fastest time among those four winners, as Luke Hanners drove her to victory in a lifetime best 1:54 in the fourth division. The Tami Hartman trainee was first-up and in third place as Up (Chris Lems) led at the :27.3 quarter. Roses Destiny took the lead just past the quarter pole and led the rest of the way with fractions of :56.2 and 1:25.2. The Muscle Up The Goal-Caviars Rose filly pulled away down the final stretch to win by four lengths. First-leg winner Up was second followed by Tankfullaluck (Brett Miller) in third. After going winless in her six rookie races, Roses Destiny has hit the board in six of 11 sophomore starts with two wins for Hartman and co-owner Karen Zapata.
Iwillmakeuproud As won the first division in 1:55.3 with Dan Noble in the sulky for trainer Anette Lorentzon. The Lionhunter-Madeleine IT filly has hit the board in all three Buckeye legs this season, including a runner-up finish in the opening leg and a third-place showing in leg two. Iwillmakeuproud As left from the rail and settled in third as Deetz Lighting (Austin Hanners) led at the :27.4 quarter and :57.2 half. She moved first-up at the halfway mark and took the lead going to the 1:26.1 three-quarters. Fervor (Tyler Smith) challenged on the outside down the stretch, but Iwillmakeuproud As held on to win by a half-length. Miss Side Gig (Kayne Kauffman) was third. Iwillmakeuproud As has hit the board in four of six starts this season with two wins for owner ACL Stuteri AB.
Miller drove Countn On CC to victory in the second division in a lifetime best 1:56.4. The Miles Wollam trainee was fourth at the :27.4 quarter before moving first-up and challenging Thelastlioness As (Noble) for the lead at the :57.1 half. Thelastlioness As led by a quarter-length at the 1:26.3 three-quarters but got a strong challenge from Countn On CC on the outside and Sweet Rose (Lems) in the passing lane down the stretch. In a photo finish, Countn On CC edged Thelastlioness As by a head with first-leg winner Sweet Rose in third. Countn On CC has hit the board in four of six starts this season with two wins. The Full Count-Balmira CC filly is owned by Bob Troyer.
Long Armof Justice won the third division in a lifetime best 1:54.3 with Trevor Smith driving for Mark Winters. The Long Tom-Truth And Justice filly was fifth at the :27.4 quarter and :57.4 half. Racing second-over past the halfway point, Long Armof Justice moved into fourth place at the 1:25.2 three-quarters before making a late rally. Smith took her into the passing lane and she closed strong, edging Travel Nurse (Miller) by three-quarters of a length. Aunt Lilly (Kauffman) was third. Long Armof Justice now has two wins in 10 starts this season and has hit the board in 12 of 27 lifetime starts with eight wins. She is owned by Winters, Ronald Glover, Jeremy McGraw and Mitchell Bean.
The Buckeye Stallion Series returns to Scioto Downs on Thursday with five divisions in the opening leg for two-year-old filly trotters as part of a 15-race card starting at 5:45 p.m.
(With files from Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association)