Looksgoodinaromper rounded into form midway through the 2019 season, as she won five consecutive starts on the way to being named Ohio’s 2019 Two-Year-Old Pacing Filly of the Year.
Looksgoodinaromper, who is a daughter of Pet Rock out of the Village Connection mare Dont Blame Her, hit the board in eight of her 12 races and earned $321,873 for trainer Ron Burke, his stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC.
Looksgoodinaromper etched her name into the world record books on August 9, 2019 when she captured an Ohio Sires Stakes race at Northfield Park in 1:52.3. Looksgoodinaromper also won the Ohio Triple Crown, which consists of the Ohio Sires Stakes Final, the Ohio Breeders Championship and the Ohio State Fair Stakes.
Looksgoodinaromper, pictured victorious at Ohio’s Delaware County Fair on September 15, 2019.
Bred by Robert and Barbara Bongiorno, Looksgoodinaromper also set a new stakes record in winning the first division of the Ohio Breeders Championship in August at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Driver Chris Page says Looksgoodinaromper holds a special place in his heart. “I drove her mother, Dont Blame Her. I loved her mother and Looksgoodinaromper is a lot like her,” said Page, who also stated that Looksgoodinaromper is a very nice filly that loves her work.
Looksgoodinaromper will be honoured at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association and United States Trotting Association’s District 1 Annual Awards Banquet January 18, 2020 at the University Area Marriott in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets to the banquet can be purchased by calling the OHHA office at 614-221-3650 or by heading to www.ohha.com.
(With files from the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association)