Oak Grove: Tony Hall strikes three times in Monday's sires stakes

Three-year-olds of both sexes and gaits competed in a total of eight $25,000 Oak Grove Sires Stakes splits on Monday afternoon at the Kentucky racetrack.

Driver Tony Hall won three sires stakes sections. He took a colt and gelding pace with Summer Trader, a Sweet Lou gelding bred by Dr. Fred Kruszelnicki, in 1:50 3/5 for trainer John Ackley and owner CT Stables LLC. and then captured a colt and gelding trot with Golden Wall AS, a son of Walner, in 1:55 1/5 for trainer Anette Lorentzon, co-owner/breeder ACL Stuteri AB and co-owner Kjell Johansson. Finally, Hall found the winner's circle in a filly trot with Grandeur, a daughter of Love You trained by Bob Stewart, in 1:56. Grandeur is a homebred for Carter Duer.

Andy McCarthy also had multiple victories in the sires stakes. He landed the second colt and gelding trot with Ducasse, a son of Father Patrick, in 1:53 4/5 for trainer Nancy Takter, co-owner/breeder Fair Island Farm Inc., and co-owners Brixton Medical Inc., Christina Takter, and Hatfield Stables, and a filly pace with Dont Fence Me In, a daughter of Captaintreacherous, in 1:52 2/5 for trainer Tony Alagna and owners Riverview Racing LLC., Alagna Racing LLC., Steven Head, and Pryde Stables Inc. She was bred by Riverview Breeding.

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John MacDonald started off the program by scoring in a filly trot with Blue Bayou Deo, a daughter of Trixton bred by Deo Volente Farms LLC. and T L P Stable, in 1:53 for trainer Jason Robinson, and Terminator, by Downbytheseaside and bred by Diamond Creek Farm, won his colt and gelding pace in 1:50 4/5 for Andy Miller, trainer Ron Burke, and owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Knox Services Inc., and J&T Silva Stables, LLC.

Lock Bridge tallied in the first flight for filly pacers, prevailing in 1:52 4/5 for Dexter Dunn and Linda Toscano. Lock Bridge, a daughter of Captaintreacherous, was bred by Riverview Breeding, Visionary Breeders, and Minisink Farms.

The Oak Grove Sires Stakes season for sophomores concludes on July 18 with four $100,000 finals.