Nine One Oh Six set a new lifetime mark of 1:51.4 over a track rated sloppy on Wednesday, July 18 at Eldorado Scioto Downs in the $43,836 final of the Darryl Sherman Pace.
There was a four-horse cavalry charge leaving the gate with Nine One Oh Six and Dan Noble settling in second by the :26.3 opening quarter. The 4-5 favourite, Theheavyweightway (Kayne Kauffman), continued to set the fractions, hitting the half in :55.2 and the three-quarters in 1:23.2 as Nocrynintheuber (Chris Page) made a first-over bid. Nine One Oh Six was nose to helmet in the pocket waiting for the passing lane and was able to win by a half-length over the pacesetting Theheavyweightway. Nocrynintheuber was third.
The Sherman was for Ohio-sired non-winners of two races, colt and gelding pacers. The late closer had two legs on June 13 and 20 leading up to the final. Theheavyweightway won the first leg and Nine One Oh Six took the second leg.
Nine One Oh Six, by Lather Up out of the Rock N Roll Heaven mare Passionate Beauty, now has four wins in 17 lifetime starts and $59,008 in earnings. The three-year-old gelding is trained by Christi Noble for Tim Homan, Norman Rae Racing and Jim Burnett.
(Scioto Downs)