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Trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. took both Opens on Friday, May 31 at Eldorado Scioto Downs. In a five-horse mad dash for the finish, Refined came out victorious in the $36,986 Open Trot in 1:53.2, while Strong Poison took the $35,616 Fillies & Mares Open Pace in 1:49.4.

John Ryan Melsheimer was not looking to buy Adamsville Road when he went to the 2020 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. But Melsheimer’s regard for the trotter’s mother, as well as a bargain price, resulted in the horse coming home with the Ohio-based trainer.

The rainy weather seemed to have no restraint on Smoking Jet and Penpaperpaige, who were both Friday night Open winners at Dayton Raceway. 

Returning to Dayton Raceway in the same form she left it, Marloe Hanover dominated the $25,000 Fillies And Mares Open Handicap Pace on Friday, Nov. 10. 

Mossdale Lottee N and Adamsville Road were upset winners in a pair of Open events featured on Friday, Nov. 3 at Dayton Raceway.

Rarely do rivalries live up to the hype in horse racing. Still, on Saturday, Oct. 14, the rivalry between Jugette winner Ucandoit Blue Chip and Jugette runner-up Zanatta more than lived up to the hype.

Incommunicado (Chapter Seven) surged late to win the $250,000 Charlie Hill Memorial in Grand Circuit for aged trotters harness racing action at Scioto Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 09). It was the fifth-straight win for the razor-sharp Ake Svandstedt trainee, who was steered to victory by Yannick Gingras as the even money favorite. Gingras was

Fresh off a win in the Canadian Pacing Derby, Tattoo Artist shipped south to Eldorado Scioto Downs to take the $260,000 10th annual Jim Ewart Memorial Pace in 1:48.2 on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Foot issues hindered Kildare King as a young horse, but since turning age four last year, the trotter’s performances have been predominantly majestic.

MGM Northfield Park returned to racing action on Saturday, Aug. 26 following a track resurfacing project. On Sunday (August 27), the sport's leading trainer, Ron Burke, conditioned two of racing's finest to victories in the $22,000 featured events.