Dayton: Justasiam As lowers track record in Buckeye Stallion Series final
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The 2023 Buckeye Stallion Series concluded on Saturday night at Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway with eight $75,000 finals for 2- and 3-year-olds of both sexes and gaits.
Justasiam As (Tony Hall) earned top billing by lowering the track record for a 2-year-old filly trotter to 1:54 1/5 in winning her event. After racing in fifth and sixth through contested fractions of 27 3/5, 56 3/5 and 1:25, Justasiam As used a 29 1/5 final quarter to get up and win by a length and a half for trainer Anette Lorentzon and owner-breeder ACL Stuteri AB.
A daughter of Lionhunter, Justasiam As won for fourth time in nine outings and has now earned $94,630. She paid $16.40 to win.
The finals started with two upsets as Naked On A Hill (by Nob Hill High and bred by owner Dennis Shaner) took the 2-year-old filly pace for Jeff Nisonger and Mark Winters at 11-1 and then 22-1 shot Be Not Beastly (by What The Hill and bred by owner Michael Soehnlen) rallied out of the three-hole to take the rookie colt and gelding trot in 1:57 1/5 for Chris Lems and Scott Cox.
Downbytheseaside was the winning sire in both of the 3-year-old paces, as Beautiful Seaside (bred by owner Matt Rowe) bagged the test for fillies in 1:50 3/5 for Brett Miller and Melby Ober Jr. and gelding Liteningonthebeach (bred by Spring Haven Farm) was victorious in the championship for the boys in 1:50 2/5 for Dexter Dunn, Brian Brown and owners Country Club Acres Inc., Joe Sbrocco, Acadia Farms Inc. and Richard Lombardo.
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Spring Haven Farm also bred 3-year-old colt and gelding trot champion Senterprise (by Enterprise), who got the job done in 1:54 4/5 for driver Dan Noble, trainer Christi Noble and owners Dennis Owens, Norman Rae Racing LLC. and James Morris and owner-breeder Rowe and trainer Ober Jr. also captured the 2-year-old colt and gelding pace final as Well That's Marky (by Well Said) held sway gamely on the lead in the stretch and prevailed in 1:53 2/5 with Chris Page in the bike.
Finally, after a huge day at The Red Mile this afternoon, Diamond Creek Farm was the winning breeder of victorious 3-year-old trotting filly Vintage (by Creatine), who went all the way on the front-end to her 1:55 2/5 decision for driver Sam Widger, trainer John Ryan Melsheimer and owners Joyce McClelland and Mel Rose Stable.