Harness Horseman 120-850 (ISSN 0194-7842) Is Published Four Times Annually by the Ohio Harness Horsemen’S Association, 2237 Sonora Drive, Grove City, OH 43123
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HTHEarness BUCKEYE HorsemanMAY 2021 | VOLUME 51 | NUMBER 2 The Official Publication of the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association SPYDER THE STRIKER & WINNING TICKET Shine In Sire Stakes Ohio Sires Stakes 2021 Schedule Four $40,000-$60,000 Legs for 2 & 3-Year-Olds Eight $300,000 Championships for 2 & 3-Year-Olds Eight $75,000 Consolations for 2 & 3-Year-Olds Chronological Schedule Divisional Schedule Date Day Track Age/Gender/Gait Leg 2-Year-Old Colt Trot 2-Year-Old Filly Trot May 2 Sunday Miami Valley 3-Year-Old Filly Trot 1 3-Year-Old Filly Pace 1 1-Scioto Downs Fri, July 9 1-Scioto Downs Fri, July 9 May 3 Monday Miami Valley 3-Year-Old Colt Trot 1 3-Year-Old Colt Pace 1 2-Northfield Park Sat July 17 2-Northfield Park Sat, July 17 June 5 Saturday Northfield Park 3-Year-Old Colt Trot 2 3-Northfield Park Sat, Aug 14 3-Scioto Downs Fri, Aug 13 3-Year-Old Filly Pace 2 4-Scioto Downs Sat Aug 21 4-Northfield Park Sun, Aug 22 June 19 Saturday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Colt Pace 2 CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 June 26 Saturday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Filly Trot 2 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 July 9 Friday Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Colt Trot 1 2-Year-Old Colt Pace 2-year-Old Filly Trot 1 2-Year-Old Filly Pace July 10 Saturday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Colt Pace 1 1-Northfield Park Sat, July 10 1-Northfield Park Sat, July 10 2-Year-Old Filly Pace 1 2-Scioto Downs Sat, July 24 2-Scioto Downs Sat, July 24 July 16 Friday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Filly Pace 3 3-Northfield Park Sat, Aug 14 3-Scioto Downs Fri, Aug 13 July 17 Saturday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Colt Trot 2 2-Year-Old Filly Trot 2 4-Scioto Downs Sat, Aug 21 4-Northfield Park Sun, Aug 22 3-Year-Old Filly Trot 3 CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 July 23 Friday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Colt Trot 3 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 July 24 Saturday Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Colt Pace 2 2-Year-Old Filly Pace 2 3-Year-Old Colt Trot 3-Year-Old Filly Trot July 31 Saturday Northfield Park 3-Year-Old Colt Pace 3 1-Miami Valley Mon, May 3 1-Miami Valley Sun, May 2 Aug 13 Friday Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Filly Trot 3 2-Year-Old Filly Pace 3 2-Northfield Park Sat, June 5 2-Scioto Downs Sat, June 26 Aug 14 Saturday Northfield Park 2-year-Old Colt Trot 3 3-Scioto Downs Fri, July 23 3-Northfield Park Sat July 17 2-Year-Old Colt Pace 3 3-Year-Old Colt Trot 4 4-Northfield Park Sat, Aug14 4-Scioto Downs Fri, Aug 20 CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 Aug 20 Friday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Filly Trot 4 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 3-Year-Old Filly Pace 4 Aug 21 Saturday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Colt Pace 4 3-Year-Old Colt Pace 3-Year-Old Filly Pace 2-Year-Old Colt Trot 4 2-Year-Old Colt Pace 4 1-Miami Valley Mon, May 3 1-Miami Valley Sun, May 2 Aug 22 Sunday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Filly Trot 4 2-Year-Old Filly Pace 4 2-Scioto Downs Sat, June 19 2-Northfield Park Sat, June 5 Sept 4 Saturday Scioto Downs 4-Year-Olds & Up 3-Northfield Park Sat, July 31 3-Scioto Downs Fri, July 16 $85,000 Veteran Championships 4-Scioto Downs Sat, Aug 21 4-Scioto Downs Fri, Aug 20 Sept 5 Sunday Northfield Park 2- & 3-Year-Olds $300,000 Super Night Championships CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 CH-Northfield Park Sun, Sept 5 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 Con-Dayton Raceway Sat, Oct 2 Oct 2 Friday Dayton Raceway 2- & 3-Year-Olds $75,000 Consolations Veteran Trot & Veteran Mare Trot Veteran Pace & Veteran Mare Pace Scioto Downs Saturday, September 4 Ohio Sires Stakes Kimberly Rinker, OSDF Administrator [email protected] 614-779-0269 Ohio State Racing Commission, 77 South High Street, 18th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108 www.racingohio.net Table of Contents 4 Beaver Trainees Shine Early 13 Noble, Burke Win Miami Valley 21 Be There Titles/Handle Up at Miami Valley 6 Sports Gambling Bill Introduced/ 22 Ferrari and Sherman Pickup Up of the Year Ohio Gambling Revenure Up Again GLADA Wins 14 Bourbans Best Scores 7 Governor Lifts Health Orders/ 23 A Huff of Fresh Air 50th Career Win Advertising Opportunities 24 OHHA Participates in Hocking 15 Track Notes 8 Improvements Greet Horsemen and County Ag Days Fans at Scioto Downs 16 Merriman Wins 10 in Single Day 26 Paulding Fair First to Open 9 It’s Academic Wins Charlie Hill 17 Brett Miller Wins 9,000th/Davis 27 Outstanding Grooms/Condolences wins 3,000th at Northfield Park 10 First Leg of Sires Stakes 28 Top Ohio Drivers and Trainers/ in the Books 18 Meet the New Directors – OHHA Scholarship Available/ Dr. Laurie Gallatin 11 Busy First Leg of Buckeye OHHA Board Directive Stallion Series 19 Meet the New Directors – 29 Pacer Contributions/Ohio Breeders Ryan Holton 12 Hackett Memorial Championships Awards Requirements 20 20 Questions Mike Woebkenburg 30 State Racing Recap Office Staff Track Representatives Executive Director Renée Mancino Public Relations, Outreach Miami Valley, Scioto Downs Office Administrator Cheri Johnson and Marketing Assistant Ashley Dailey & Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Brett Merkle Outreach and Public Benefits Administrator Linda Nance Relations Coordinator Frank Fraas Project Coordinator Susan Schroeder Northfield Park Brand Ambassador Roger Huston Amy Hollar OHHA Board of Directors President Steve Bateson Vice President Randy Leopard 2022 2023 2024 Track Directors Advisory Committee Breeders Breeders Breeders Miami Valley Gaming Active; Past Presidents Scott Hagemeyer Randy Haines Senena Esty Mike Polhamus R. Kevin Greenfield Dr. Randy Hutchison Dr. Lauri Gallatin Joe McLead MGM Northfield Park Donald “Skip” Hoovler Jacob Mossbarger Ayers Ratliff, Sr. Brad Wallace Kurt Sugg John Konesky, III Owners By District Owners By District Owners By District Hollywood Gaming (3) Mary Jo Bross (2) John Ryan Steve McCoy (1) Scott Cox Dayton Raceway (6) Randy Leopard Melsheimer (4) Suanne Kochilla Mike Polhamus Dr. John Mossbarger (9) Kent Saunders (5) Dr. Jason Melillo (7) Steve Bateson Robert Sidley (8) Paul Sunderhaus Eldorado Gaming Trainer / Driver Trainer / Driver at Scioto Downs Jim Arledge, Jr. Dan Ater Trainer / Driver Hugh "Sandy" Chris Beaver Rick Martindale Brian Brown Beatty, Jr. Roy Burns Ryan Holton Scott Mogan Mark Winters, Sr. CHANGE OF ADDRESS If your mailing address has changed or is changing, please contact the OHHA at 614-221-3650. Without an updated mailing address, you will not receive OHHA publications and delivery of breeder’s award checks may be delayed. The Buckeye Harness Horseman 120-850 (ISSN 0194-7842) is published four times annually by the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, 2237 Sonora Drive, Grove City, OH 43123. Phone 614-221-3650 or 800-353-6442. Single and back issues, if available, $2.50. Periodical postage paid at Columbus, OH. Postmaster, send address changes to OHHA, 2237 Sonora Drive, Grove City, OH 43123. THE BUCKEYE HARNESS HORSEMAN The Offical Publication of the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association 2237 Sonora Dr. Grove City, OH 43123 614-221-3650 | 800-353-6442 | (f) 614-221-8726 www.ohha.com | Facebook: OhioHarnessHorsemensAssociation Cover Photos: Brad Conrad | Layout/Design: Brelsford Creative MAY 2021 • THE BUCKEYE HARNESS HORSEMAN 3 Beaver Trainees BY ROGER HUSTON SHINE EARLY Beaver also picked up a win with Fanciful Invention by Triumphant Caviar out of Reinvent as Merriman won in 1:57.3. “She is a pretty well-bred filly,” he said. “I bought her dam at the Delaware sale and she is a nice mare. I bred her to Triumphant Caviar.” Beaver said the filly has speed but is a little tough to manage. “She’s a little aggressive, a little bit foul gaited, but she has had a nice start this year,” Beaver said. Another filly in the Beaver stable is Chip It In by Break The Bank K out of Sleeping Single Chippiesbrownsugar. Chip It In finished second in the fourth division, losing at the The Ohio stake season started with a bang The big weekend started with the Stallion wire by a head. for trainer Chris Beaver and his charges Series action April 30 when there were as he racked up wins in both the Buckeye seven divisions of three-year-old pacers. “When I trained her dam at two, I thought Stallion Series and the Ohio Sire Stakes. Beaver’s Sleeping Single had to wait until she was the real deal,” Beaver said “She the fifth division but didn’t disappoint. The is clean gaited. She is big and strong and Beaver, who winters in Florida with his son of Racing Hill out of I-Lady with Dan covers the ground.” three-year-olds, brought them north ready Noble driving grabbed the lead after the Chip It In won the first leg of the sires stake for the racing season. While home in three-quarter pole and cruised to an easy last year in her only win of the year. Beaver Ohio, he splits his time at his farm north five-lengths win in 1:54.3.