Back-to-back nights of Ohio Sires Stakes action is slated to commence on July 16 at Northfield Park.
Leg 2 of the four-round series will continue for Ohio-bred two-year-old pacing colts and geldings (July 16) and two-year-old pacing fillies (July 17) at the Cleveland half-miler.
All the freshman Leg 1 winners of this series will return to wage war among their laterally-gaited constituents. A total of 34 pacing colts and geldings will line up behind the Northfield Park gate in four divisions on Monday night (July 16), while 25 fillies will battle in three divisions on Tuesday night (July 17). Post time for each evening will be 6 p.m.
The pacing colts went postward in the first sires stakes leg at Scioto Downs on July 4. Returning to try for his second career victory in as many tries is the Kim Dailey-trained Rose Run Ulysses. The Western Vintage gelding won his first sires stakes leg in 1:52.2 for Danny Noble. Owned by Dailey in partnership with Carl and Melanie Atley, Rose Run Ulysses was bred by the Rose Run Farm and will start from Post 6 in the first division (Race 5) with Noble in the bike.
Authentic Hanover won his first sires stakes leg in 1:53.3 with Tyler Smith driving for trainer Dustin Arledge, who owns the bay Western Vintage colt with Hutchinson Hms and MJ Thompson. Bred by Hanover Shoe Farms, Authentic Hanover will start from Post 4 in the second sires stakes division (Race 7).
High On Paydaze won his Leg 1 sires stakes assignment in 1:53.1 with Ronnie Wrenn Jr. at the lines for trainer Brian Brown. The same combination will head postward from Post 2 in the third sires stakes division (Race 9). The bay colt by Nob Hill High is owned by breeder Scott Hagemeyer, R. A. Mondillo and D. E. Robinson.
Gold Digger King will try to best High On Paydaze in Race 9. He is set to start from Post 6 with Kayne Kauffman in the sulky. The altered Pet Rock youngster is trained by Scott Mogan for breeder-owner Linda Van Camp. He won his opening sires stakes leg in a snappy 1:52.4 with Kauffman piloting.
See You In Tuscany, who won his first sires stakes leg in 1:53, hails from the Canadian team of trainer Jason McGinnis and driver Anthony MacDonald. The bay colt by We Will See was bred by Mark Maroletti and is owned by Thestable Tuscany Group. He’ll start from the rail in the fourth and final sires stakes division for freshman pacing colts (Race 11).
In the distaff division, each of the sires stakes’ Leg 1 winners plied their wares on July 6 at Scioto Downs.
Queen Of The Pride hopes to make another trip to the winner’s circle from Post 1 in the second sires stakes division (Race 6) on Tuesday night (July 17). Trained by Kevin Lare for owner Frank Chick, the bay McArdle lass — who was bred by Ohioan Brad Wallace — posted a 1:54 clocking with Tony Hall at the lines that steamy evening at Scioto Downs.
Carmen Ohio won her opening-leg division in 1:55.2 for driver Ryan Stahl and trainer Brian Brown. The lass by The Panderosa is owned by breeder M. Leeman, along with partners S. Manning, B. Meizlish and W. Calvert. She’s just outside of Queen Of The Pride, as she will start from Post 3 in the second division (Race 6) with Stahl at the lines.
Lofty Beach posted a 1:55 clocking in Leg 1 for driver Aaron Merriman, who will return to drive the black daughter of Beachtrea from Post 4 in the third sires stakes division (Race 9). Scott McEneny conditions Lofty Beach — who was bred by Spring Haven Farm — for Canadian owner Brad Grant.
Twinsburg, a winner of her Leg 1 division in 1:54.4, will have to try to best Lofty Beach from Post 7 in the same third division (Race 9). The Canadian duo of trainer Jason McGinnis and driver Anthony McDonald will look to visit the winner’s circle a second time with the bay daughter of McArdle, who was bred by Steve Stewart and is owned by Brock O’Brien.
(With files from the OSDF)