A quintet of $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes divisions which featured freshman pacing colts provided plenty of fireworks on what was a sweltering hot and humid July 4 afternoon at Scioto Downs.
Tops in the sires stakes dashes was the Kimberly Dailey-trained Rose Run Ulysses, a striking chestnut son of Western Vintage, who paced a victorious 1:52.2 mile, which was the fastest of all of the sires stakes divisions. The clocking, which came in the fourth division, equalled the Scioto Downs track record for two-year-old pacing colts.
Danny Noble was in the sulky for Dailey, who co-owns the Rose Run Farm-bred gelding along with Carl and Melanie Atley of Xenia, Ohio. Rose Run Ulysses, sent off at 7-2, was given a perfect steer by Noble, who utilized a :27.3 final brush to prevail over 1-1 rival Rock Candy (driven by Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) by three-quarters of a length. Cameron McCown piloted 5-2 Dislocator to a third-place effort.
Rose Run Ulysses is the sixth foal out of Alcyon Semalu p, 3, 1:56.2 ($37,802) and is a half-brother to Style Semalu (by Million Dollar Cam) p, 5, 1:51s ($436,003) and to Sports Authority (by Sportswriter) p, 3, 1:51.2f ($60,302).
Gold Digger King captured the first sires stakes division handily in 1:52.4 with Kayne Kauffman at the lines for trainer Scott Mogan and owner Linda Van Camp of Circleville, Ohio. The homebred Pet Rock gelding was the public’s 5-2 choice in the field of nine two-year-olds, and paced solidly to hold off 5-2 rival Valparaiso Hanover (Tyler Smith) by one and three-quarter lengths at the wire. Easeondowntheroad, a 21-1 longshot, finished third for Danny Noble. Gold Digger King is the first foal out of the Panspacificflight mare Hope For Pot Gold p, 3, 1:54S ($67,056).
High On Paydaze and driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr., came flying up the stretch in the final yards to best the leading 4-1 Black Smile (Chris Page) by a whisker in a dramatic 1:53.1 finish in the second sires stakes division. Trained by Brian Brown for Ohio breeder Scott Hagemeyer and partners R. A. Mondillo and D. E. Robinson, the Nob Hill High colt was sent off at odds of 8-1 in his pari-mutuel debut. Tyler Smith guided 2-1 Tanner J to third-place honours. Nob Hill High is the fourth foal out of the The Panderosa mare Myell p,4, 1:56.1h ($34,688), making him a half-brother to Myells Rockstar (by World Of Rocknroll) p,4, 1:52.1f ($129,326) and to Pacin To Paydaze p,2, 1:54.4h ($41,617).
Driver Anthony MacDonald steered See You In Tuscany to a near-perfect, 1:53 winning clocking in the third sires stakes test. Trained by Jason McGinnis, the freshman son by We Will See finished three and one-quarter lengths ahead of 8-5 Bombay Hanover (Danny Noble) at odds of 2-1 at the wire. The 5-2 Odds On Columbus (Peter Wrenn) notched third-place money in a photo finish. See You In Tuscany—who races clean-legged except for a pair of knee boots—was bred by Mark Marroletti and is owned by Thestable Tuscany Group of Guelph, Ontario.
A $10,000 yearling purchase at the Buckeye Classic Sale last fall, See You In Tuscany is out of the McArdle mare Mcdance Desire p, 2, 1:55 ($22,457) and has a half-brother in Dancin Dragon (by Dragon Again) p, 3, 1:54 f ($15,902).
In the final sires stakes division, it was the Dustin Arledge-trained Authentic Hanover and driver Tyler Smith who took home first prize among ten combatants. The Western Vintage colt’s pedigree prevailed, as he easily stormed to a 1:53.3 clocking at odds of 2-1. Tony Too Tall, a 10-1 shot, was second for Chris Page, while 9-2 Seattle Hanover was third with Mike Wilder in the sulky.
Hutchison Hms and M. J. Thompson own Authentic Hanover, the tenth foal out of the world champion Artsplace mare Armbro Amoretto p, 3, 1:50.1m ($1,285,744), which makes him a half-brother to Bet You (by Bettors Delight) p, 4, 1:50.3f ($391,452), Adams Hanover (by Western Hanover) p, 4, 1:50.4f ($202,374), Air Guitar Hanover (by Rocknroll Hanover) p, 6, 1:52.2f ($182,470), and Aldine Hanover (by A Rocknroll Dance) p, 2, 1:52.1s ($121,806). An $18,000 yearling purchase, Authentic Hanover was bred by Hanover Shoe Farms.
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