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Oh Look Magic won the $25,000 Open Trot in 1:52 on Friday (June 12) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Chris Page drove the 6-year-old Lookslikeachpndale gelding for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi.

On Saturday (June 13) at Scioto, Wicked Character won the $25,000 Horses & Geldings Open in 1:49.3, also with Page driving for Burke. The 6-year-old Yankee Cruiser gelding is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, and Winterwood Farm.

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Big Ranger lowers track record again at Scioto

For his second start in a row, Big Ranger lowered the Eldorado Scioto Downs track record for 3-year-old c**t trotters – this time tripping the beam in 1:50.3. The win was in the second $75,000 division of the Ohio Sires Stakes.

Tim Tetrick got the call on Big Ranger after switching to the Anette Lorentzon barn after his last start. The pair got away third off the car from post three, but with a breaker, settled in for the pocket trip going to the 26.3 opening quarter. Just before the :56 half, Tetrick pulled Big Ranger, and the pair sprinted away from the field by the 1:22.4 third-quarter. Big Ranger won by six lengths over Tom Largo (Chris Lems); Rose Run Boom (Luke Hanners) was third.

Big Ranger is owned by Madison Global and now has three wins in five seasonal starts. The $25,000 Ohio Selected Yearling Sale purchase from breeder Spring Haven Farm is by In Range out of the Tactical Landing mare Big Blue Bird.

The first OSS division went to Soulful Saul and Hanners in 1:53.3. The pair went straight to the top and led through fractions of :28, :7.3 and 1:25 before winning by two and three-quarters over K**b Creek Moni (Trevor Smith), with Water Slide (Brett Miller) finishing third. It was the first seasonal victory out of four starts for the son of Ready For Moni out of the Tom Ridge mare Celebrity Obsesion. Trained by Steve Carter for Jay Mossbarger, Peggy Carter, and Philip Skinner, Soulful Saul now has $142,309 in lifetime earnings.

Saturday’s card also hosted the $30,000 Jerry Knappenberger final for non-winners of one c**t pacers. Sunnys In The Sea turned a perfect pocket trip into victory to cross the line first in 1:52. Driven by Tyler Smith for co-owner and trainer Ron Steck, Bootville Stables, and Jeffrey Breece, the Downbytheseaside gelding won by a neck over Eddie Nine Toes (Miller).

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Filly pacers were on display Friday (June 12) at Eldorado Scioto Downs as two more $30,000 series finals were held in the Steve McCoy and Skip Hoovler events for NW1 and NW2 fillies, respectively.

The Steve McCoy, for those that were non-winners of one, was oversubscribed in the two legs leading to Friday’s final, with four divisions each week. All the winners were back for the final and it was Sea Me and Luke Hanners who prevailed in 1:51.3 over stablemate Zooom Call (Chris Page). Setting fractions of 27.1 and 55.4 before being challenged going down the backside by Estuary (Marvin Luna), Sea Me fought back at the 1:22.4 third-quarter to win by a neck.

Co-owned by trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. , Let It Ride Stables, and Odds On Racing, Sea Me is now three for four lifetime with $31,500 earned. The Downbytheseaside filly is out of the Bettor’s Delight mare Single Me and was unraced at 2.

Rodeo Dancer swept the Skip Hoovler for non-winners of two pacers, winning in 1:50.2 with Brett Miller at the lines for trainer Steve Bauder. Leaving from post five, Miller looked to keep rolling through the opening quarter but took a brief seat as the field went around the first turn. Shortly after the 26.1 opening quarter, Rodeo Dancer rolled up to take the lead and tripped the beam at the 53.2 half and 1:22 third-quarter. Laude Da (Page) came three-wide but could only get within four and a quarter lengths of the race winner.

Rodeo Dancer is by Rodeo Romeo out of the Somebeachsomewhere mare Parts Unknown. Owned and bred by Oompas Farm and Robert Mondillo, the 3-year-old filly now has four wins in 12 lifetime starts and $104,200 in earnings.

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Last chance to nominate to the Next Generation

Nominations are still open for the Next Generation events for Ohio-sired 2-year-olds, but time is running out! Those interested in securing a spot can make a $12,000 nomination by June 15. The Next Generation for all four 2-year-old divisions will be held Saturday, July 4.

Each division is limited to nine entrants with eight spots needing purchased in order for the event to fill. If more nominations are received for any division that would exceed nine entrants, a lottery drawing will be held only between those nominations received since the May 15 deadline; anyone who previously submitted a nomination by the April 15 or May 15 deadlines is guaranteed a spot.

Full conditions for The Next Generation are available on the USTA website at horsemen.ustrotting.com.

The Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association sends its condolences to the family and friends of Ohio Harness Hall of Famer, Harness Racing Hall of Famer, and Northfield Park executive Tom Aldrich.

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1998 — Ca-Sa-De’s Trick won a leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old filly pacers in 1:58.3 at Scioto Downs. Owned by Carolyn Boroff, Deborah Ricks, and Sarah Bowling, the Cam’s Magic Trick filly out of Pavement Grinder was driven by Sam Noble for trainer Tonianne Hayner. Ca-Sa-De’s Trick hit the board in nine of 10 starts that year, scoring seven wins and $88,823 in earnings.

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The John Konesky and Richard Brandt $30,000 series finals for trotters were held at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (June 11).

The Konesky, for filly trotters who were non-winners of 1, went to No Approval Needed and Brett Miller in 1:55.2. The 3-year-old Uncle Peter filly won by a length over Cast No Stones (Trevor Smith) who set the fractions of 27.3, 58.3, and 1:26.3 after leaving form post eight. No Approval Needed sat in the pocket and posted a 28.3 last quarter to capture her third win in four starts so far this season. She has eight wins in 15 lifetime starts and $54,686 in earnings. The $10,000 Buckeye Classic Yearling Sale purchase is owned by trainer Ryan Stahl, Stephen Reis, and Matt Lambert.

Supreme Dance and Sam Widger took the Brandt, for filly trotters who were non-winners of 2. Going a touch slower than the non-winners of one fillies, Supreme Dance won by three-quarters of a length in 1:56. After setting fractions of 27.2, 57.4, and 1:26.1, Supreme Dance was able to hold off Capturethephoto (Austin Hanners) who was parked the entire mile. The 12-1 shot paid $27 to win for co-owner and trainer Rosy Weaver and Scott Davis. The Full Count 3-year-old was an $8,000 Blooded Horse Sale purchase who now has 13 wins in 25 lifetime starts and $92,218 in earnings.

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The deadline to submit your entries for the 2026 OHHA Harness Racing Fantasy League has been extended to June 22!

A total of $5,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs, including a $1,500 grand prize! There will also be $500 payouts to the leading stable at the quarter, half, and three-quarter poles!

This year's Fantasy League features a "Beat the Experts" competition! Our four experts — Matt Clark, Ashley Dailey, Roger Huston, and Stephen Taylor — met some of this year's eligible horses while filming the Freshman Focus Series and will pick their own fantasy stables to compete alongside members of the public. Anyone who tops them all in the final standings will be entered into a drawing, and one lucky winner will receive two tickets to an Ohio professional sporting event!

As you pick your stable, check out this year's Freshman Focus series on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com//videos

For more information about the Fantasy League, visit https://www.ohha.com/Info/Fantasy