Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel carried the fervor from a historic running of the Kentucky Derby into a jam-packed day of harness racing stakes on Monday (May 4) that saw a pair of track records established in the eliminations for the Oak Grove Trotting Oaks and Oak Grove Trotting Derby. Chris Beaver pupil Endurance (driven by Andy McCarthy), who set the track record for 2-year-old trotting colts last year, added another Oak Grove track record to his resume with a fierce 1:51 3/5 effort in his seasonal debut, muscling first-up for the win in the third of three $50,000 eliminations for the Oak Grove Trotting Derby.  McCarthy waited in third with the 1-2 favorite while Big Ranger (Ronnie Gillespie) hustled to lead in a 27 1/5 first quarter and continued through a 56 second half, at which point Endurance angled off the pylons and built his momentum in the backstretch. Endurance hit his best stride after three-quarters in 1:23 and collared Big Ranger coming off the final turn before spurting away for a 1 1/2 length win over Ai (Yannick Gingras), who popped off a pocket trip for second. Nix Nacken earned the last berth into the final in third and Big Ranger tired to fourth.  Lowering the previous track record set last year by Yannick G Kemp of 1:52 3/5, Endurance added a seventh win to his card from nine starts and has now earned $582,450 for owners Super Endurance Stable, Bill Manes, Leo Fleming and Mark Moger. The colt by Captain Corey-Love Session paid $3.18 to win.  Andy's younger brother Todd McCarthy uncorked a track-record effort in the first of three $30,000 eliminations for the Oak Grove Trotting Oaks while landing a 14-1 stunner with Noel Daley trainee Naked And Famous in a 1:51 2/5 mile. McCarthy motored his charge out of post seven to a snug lead in a steep 26 4/5 opener and carried her speed through a 55 3/5 half and a sprint to three-quarters in 1:22 3/5 to successfully string along her competition. Naked And Famous spun for home on a widening lead and hit the beam 7 1/2 lengths better than 2-1 favorite Jailbird Jog (Anthony MacDonald), who closed for second. Carve (Andy McCarthy) gave pursuit from a pocket trip for third to earn the last spot into the final while Wishuponastar Deo (Jason Bartlett) finished fourth.  Naked And Famous, a daughter of Six Pack-Sleep Tight My Luv, won her fifth race from 13 starts and has now earned $196,950 for owner CTC Stable. She lowered the track record for 3-year-old trotting fillies of 1:51 4/5 set two years ago by Woman Of Passion and paid $31.90 to win.  ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Breeders Crown winner Spencer Hanover scored in the first of the Oak Grove Trotting Derby eliminations on the day, delivering as the 2-5 favorite in a 1:53 4/5 effort. After a pair of breaks early from Premier Bluebird (Kyle Wilfong) and Ceo Joe (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.), Spencer Hanover floated towards the lead past a 28 second first quarter to pocket early leader Geologic (Yannick Gingras) and strolled from there through middle fractions of 57 3/5 and 1:25 3/5. He coasted to the finish 2 3/4 lengths better than Geologic with Impossible Bi checking in third, another 14 lengths behind.  Marcus Melander trains Spencer Hanover, a Chapter Seven-Secret Passion colt, for owners Jeff Snyder and Arthur Pronti. He paid $2.86 to win.  Trainer Matt Burkholder took the top two spots in the other Oak Grove Trotting Derby elimination with 2-5 favorite Silverstein (David Miller) scampering to a 1:52 3/5 win over stablemate Requiem (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.). Miller brushed Silverstein to the lead out of post three after a 27 1/5 opener and pocketed Requiem on the way to a 56 2/5 half. He held steady speed up the backstretch as Chapel (Stephane Guelpa) mildly pushed uncovered on the rim until stalling on the march to three-quarters in 1:24 2/5. As Chapel retreated, Miller accelerated for home with Silverstein and held a snug advantage while drifting in the stretch for a two length victory over Requiem. Kingmen (Jason Bartlett) kicked from second-over for third to make the final and Lethal Legacy (Todd McCarthy) finished fourth.  Silverstein collected his fifth win from 13 starts, earning $395,340 for owner Dark Horse Farm LLC. He paid $2.88 to win.  A few races after Naked And Famous surprised on the lead, odds-on favorite Victorianas Secret (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) cruised to a 1:53 3/5 victory in the second of three Oak Grove Trotting Oaks eliminations. Wrenn Jr. secured the point with his charge out of post seven and pocketed Degas (Anthony MacDonald) into a 27 3/5 first quarter. Victorianas Secret continued on a comfortable lead to a 57 1/5 half and through three-quarters in 1:25 1/5 as Degas swelled from the pocket and readied an attack for the stretch drive. Wrenn Jr. gave Victorianas Secret a few taps of the whip, and she responded to the challenge in the lane, staving off Degas in-hand by 1 1/2 lengths while longshot Chiquita Ba-beeman (Atlee Bender) snagged the last berth into the final in third. Julie Palema (Tyler Miller) checked in fourth.  Vernon Beachy trains Victorianas Secret, a Tactical Landing-Victoriana filly, for owner Ryan Smith. She won her third race from 10 starts, earning $100,600 in her career, and paid $2.62 to win.  Custom (Jason Bartlett) landed a knockout blow to 2-5 favorite Setyoursightshigh (Dexter Dunn) in the final Oak Grove Trotting Oaks elimination with an explosive late burst to win in 1:52 4/5. Bartlett sat mid-pack to a 27 1/5 first quarter cut by Setyoursightshigh and raced locked at the pylons by parked Burningforyourlove (Stephane Guelpa) as she soon flushed cover from Ginger Tree Lex (Andy McCarthy) in fourth. Bartlett continued mired in traffic to a 55 4/5 half and gradually inched off the pylons in a tight pocket while Setyoursightshigh strode handily to three-quarters in 1:24 1/5 under a slight challenge from first-up Country Glide (David Miller). Setyoursightshigh quickened for home as Country Glide faltered, giving room for pocket-sitter Little Road (Brady Brown) to take a late shot. But Bartlett found clearance out of the two path to the center of the track in the stretch and swiftly reached top gear to nail Setyoursightshigh at the line by a half-length. Little Road held third to qualify for the final while Country Glide settled for fourth.  Per Engblom trains Custom, a daughter of Walner-Golden Mary FR, for owners Engblom Farm LLC. and Thomas Lind-Holm. She won her fourth race from nine starts, earning $61,320 in her career, and paid $8.78 to win.  The top three finishers from each elimination will go through an open draw for their respective finals, the $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby and $300,000 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks. The pair of finals are the headline events at Oak Grove on Preakness Saturday (May 16), the culminating day of the $2.75 million Festival of Racing and a card that will be followed by a concert from country music star Jake Owen. Post time for the special Saturday card is 12:45 p.m. (CDT).  --press release (Oak Grove)--