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The first of four $40,000 James K. Hackett Memorial championship races for Ohio-sired sophomore trotters and pacers was featured on Monday at Miami Valley Raceway.
Swizzle Hanover (Mike Wilder), a daughter of Uncle Peter, was impressive winning in 1:55.4 over Ozma (Aaron Merriman) and Magic Credit Card (Brett Miller).
Despite a second place finish in last week’s elimination heat, the public sent Swizzle Hanover to post as the 3-5 favourite and she looked the part throughout the championship tilt. Wilder patiently marched his filly forward before clearing to the front as the :28.2 first quarter beam was tripped. From there he rated a mile with splits of :57.3 and 1:26.1 while elimination winner Ozma (Aaron Merriman) sat nose-to-helmet on his back. Despite his attempt to rally Ozma in the stretch, Merriman couldn’t get any closer as the winner crossed the finish line in 1:55.4 with a margin of just over a length on the runner-up.
Miami Valley seeks the best Ohio-sired three-year-olds to showcase in four Scarlet & Gray Invitationals, each for a purse of $50,000, on the weekend of April 23-24.
Sophomore fillies, both trotters and pacers, will be featured on Friday, while the colts of both gaits will go to post on Saturday.
The top four finishers in each of the four $40,000 James K. Hackett Memorial championships a week earlier will get automatic bids, with the remainder of the nine-horse fields filled by the invitation of Race Secretary Gregg Keidel.
Owners or trainers of horses that would like to be considered are asked to contact Keidel at 513-934-7336 or via email at [email protected].