Northfield Park will host 13 Ohio Sires Stakes divisions this coming Monday and Tuesday, spotlighting two-year-old pacing and trotting colts and geldings. Post time each night is 6 p.m.
On Monday, July 11, eight divisions of freshman pacers vying for $320,000 in purses will be contested, with each division carrying a purse of $40,000. A total of 70 pacing colts and geldings will line up behind the Northfield starting gate in leg II of this series.
In the first OSS division (Race 1), Sunnys Bro tries for his second OSS win—having captured Leg I at Scioto Downs on July 4 in a front-stepping 1:56 for driver Greg Grismore. Doug Hinklin conditions the son of Big Bad John for the Parent Racing Stable of Holland, Ohio. Sunnys Boy was bred by Midland Acres.
Mcthriller looks for a repeat OSS victory as well in OSS division two (Race 3) Monday night. The Brian Brown-trained son of Mcardle won his OSS Leg I on July 4 at Scioto Downs in a come-from-behind effort in 1:55.2 for driver Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. Bred by GBN Breeding Farm, Mcthriller is owned by NR Holdings, TLP Stable and Howard Taylor.
Scotch Mcewan vies in this same divisions for trainer Bill Dailey and owner Carl Atley of Xenia, Ohio. Bred by Rebecca Ewing of Ohio, this bay son of Mcardle roared to a 1:55.2 victory on July 4 at Scioto Downs with Josh Sutton aboard, devastating his rivals by nearly five lengths.
The strikingly-handsome youngster Air Raid starts from post two in the third OSS division (Race 4). This son of The Panderosa scored a 1:57 triumph in his career debut at Scioto Downs on July 4. Trained by Mike Roth, Air Raid was bred by Spring Haven Farm and is owned by Alan Keith and Joe Sbrocco.
Mcraven, the fastest OSS Leg I winner returns to vie from post nine in the fourth OSS division (Race 6). Trainer Brian Brown harnessed the son of Mcardle to a sparkling 1:53.3 triumph on July 4 at Scioto Downs, winning by nearly five lengths in his career debut. Bred by the Parent Racing Stable, Mcraven is owned by Country Club Acres and L&H Management Services.
OSS Leg I winners Drunk On Your Love and Stanley K are set to battle in the fifth OSS division (Race 7) from posts one and two respectively. Both won their Leg I tests one week ago at Scioto Downs. Drunk On Your Love, a son of Foreclosure N posted a wire-to-wire 1:54.3 clocking with Danny Noble at the lines for trainer Bill Dailey. Bred by the Bauder Family of Ohio, Drunk On Your Love is owned by Richard Lombardo, Carl & Melanie Atley and Josh Green. Stanley K is a son of Mcardle who is owned, trained and was bred by the father-son team of Daryl and Kent Sherman. He won his OSS Leg I test in a handy 1:56.1.
Barnabas—an OSS Leg I winner in 1:56—nabbed the coveted rail slot in the sixth OSS division (Race 9) for driver Chris Page and trainer Brian Brown. The son of Mcardle was bred by Kevin Greenfield and is owned by the Ohio-based partnership of Country Club Acres, Joe Sbrocco, Richard Lombardo and William Robinson.
Brian Brown harnesses OSS Leg I victor Corner Con Artist in the eighth OSS division (Race 14). Driven by Ronnie Wrenn, Jr., the Art Official gelding paced to a 1:55.3 clocking on July 4 at Scioto Downs for owner/breeder Stephen Sexton of Xenia, Ohio.
On Tuesday evening, 44 trotting colts will go postward in five $40,000 OSS divisions, in Leg II of this series. In the first OSS division (Race 1), the quartet of Leg I winners, Just Plain DJ, Speed Lane, Full Surge and Buckeye Boss will slug it out.
Just Plain DJ is a Dejarmbro gelding conditioned by Scott Cox for Ohioans Jughead Stable, Peters and Lindsey, who will start from post one. Bred by the Double Spring Farm, Just Plain DJ trotted to a 2:01.1 victory in his pari-mutuel debut on July 4 at Scioto Downs with Danny Noble in the sulky.
Bill Dailey will harness Speed Lane from post two for owners Kim Dailey, Randy Leopard and Tim Homan. Bred by Conquest Acres of Indiana, the black Dejarmbro gelding won his first OSS trophy at Scioto Downs on July 4 in a snappy 1:59.1.
Full Surge—who scored a 1:59.4 triumph in his OSS Leg I test on July 4 at Scioto Downs—hails from co-owner and trainer Marty Wollam’s stable. The bay son of Full Count won his pari-mutuel debut for the Ohio partnership of AN Fusco, RR Wollam and RR Roll. Full Surge was bred by Marlon A. Miller of Ohio.
Buckeye Boss will leave from post seven for trainer Chris Beaver, who owns the Triumphant Caviar colt in partnership with breeder Marion Beach and Synerco Ventures, Inc. This colt will be trying for his third consecutive victory in as many tries—having won a Scioto Downs overnight on June 21 in 1:59.4 before taking his OSS Leg I event in 1:59 on July 4 at Scioto Downs.
Fraser Ridge heads up the second OSS division (Race 2) from post eight for trainer Brian Brown and driver Aaron Merriman. Bred by Kentucky’s Steve Stewart, the Triumphant Caviar son trotted to a commanding 1:59 victory at Scioto Downs on July 4 in Leg I of this OSS series. This robust colt is owned by Beaver, Robinson, and Mondillo of Ohio and by RBH Ventures of New York, NY.
The third OSS division (Race 3) features eight trotting youngsters who are looking for their maiden wins. The most likely to accomplish this feat is Always A Good Time—another Chris Beaver-trained son of Triumphant Caviar who was second by a neck to the winning Speed Lane in his OSS Leg I test on July 4 at Scioto Downs. Always A Good Time was clocked in 1:59.1 for his effort with Aaron Merriman at the lines.
In the fourth OSS division (Race 4), Dejarmbros Yankee will be looking to make amends from his second place finish in his OSS Leg I contest on July 4 at Scioto Downs. He appears poised for his first career victory for trainer-driver Ed Greeno, Jr. Dejarmbros Yankee, a gelded son of Dejarmbro, was bred by Mervin Schmucker of Indiana, and was bested by a length by Just Plain DJ in 2:01.2 last week. The youngster is owned by EG Trot of Findlay, Ohio.
The fifth and final OSS trotting division (Race 6) of the July 12 card features a field of nine diagonally-gaited youngsters looking to capture their first OSS contest.
Rose Run Spanky was second in 1:59.2 on July 4 at Scioto Downs in OSS Leg I for driver Danny Noble and trainer Bill Dailey. The bay altered son of And Away We Go starts from post one for these same connections. He was bred by the Rose Run Farm of Ohio.
Winning Memories—trained by Danny Collins for Michael Lewis, Joe Sbrocco and Mary McLoughlin, makes his pari-mutuel debut in this same division. Bred by Robert Miller of Kentucky, the son of Dejarmbro qualified at Scioto Downs on July 5 in 2:03, scoring by 15 lengths with Ryan Holton in the sulky and looks like a solid threat against his rivals.
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