Easy Again broke his own track record at Scioto Downs with his 1:50.1 win in the $30,000 Invitational Pace on Saturday night.
He's a five-year-old ridgling son of Dragon Again out of Kuklapanandollie. He set a new track record of 1:50.2 just two starts ago at the five-eighth-mile oval.
Easy Again scored his third consecutive win for trainer Ron Burke and his connections of Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, M1 Stable and Panhellenic Stable.
Chris Page had the assignment from post eight in the field of nine and was the post time favourite at 4-5. Page fired out for position and found it right on the front before the quarter that was paced in :26.2. I Found My Beach and Josh Sutton were content to take the pocket trip behind the heavy favourite.
They paced down to the half in :54.4 and Page hit the gas as they headed to the three-quarters. Easy Again paced his third quarter in a hot :26.4 and opened up on his foes by three and a half lengths. Sutton and I Found My Beach tried to close the gap, but fell a half-length short and Torrington rallied for the show spot at odds of 35-1.
This was Easy Again's 65th career start and his 20th trip to the winner's circle. His earnings have now exceeded $650,000.
Racing continues on Monday (September 1) with a special holiday post time of 1 p.m. Scioto Downs will have an early driver autograph session on Monday starting at 12:15 p.m.
(With files from Scioto Downs)