Delaware County Fair: Sweet On Pete, Gabbys C Note collect OBC wins

Sweet On Pete and Gabby's C Note both led gate-to-wire to take their respective divisions of the $105,514 (div.) Ohio Breeders Championship for sophomore filly trotters in Monday action at the Delaware County Fair.

When the wings of the starting gate opened for the second split, driver Anthony MacDonald protected his filly's rail position and led the field through fractions of 27 1/5 and 55 3/5. The pair opened a four length lead at the three-quarter pole in 1:24. Favorite Aunt (Brett Miller) made a late three-wide move but came up a neck short in 1:54 3/5.

The Uncle Peter lass is owned by the fractional ownership group TheStable.ca and Hutchison Harness and trained by Jason McGinnis. Sweet On Pete won for the 10th time in 22 career starts and pushed her career earnings to over $144,000.

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The first $52,757 flight went to heavily-favored Gabbys C Note (Aaron Merriman), who cruised to a half-length win over the fast-closing Abby D (Tyler Smith) in 1:56 1/5. Sandis Commando L (Hank Levan) was another length back in third.

The homebred daughter of Triumphant Caviar is co-owned by Johanna and Christopher Beaver and Steven Zeehandelar. Chris Beaver, who picked up three wins on the day, handles her training duties. Gabbys C Note continued her dominance of this group, winning for the ninth time in 11 seasonal starts and is 13-for-17 lifetime.

--press release (Delaware County Fair)--