Scioto: Jet Hill clocks fastest mile in Friday's Ohio Sires Stakes

Jet Hill broke his maiden in style on Friday afternoon at Scioto Downs, taking the quickest of a trio of $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes tilts for rookie trotting colts and geldings.

Piloted by Kurt Sugg, Jet Hill led through fractions of 28 2/5, 58 2/5, and 1:27 4/5, then trotted a 28 4/5 last quarter to defeat a gaining John Dutton (Chris Page) by two lengths in 1:56 3/5. Asian Zing (Don Irvine Jr.) came in third.

Ed Miller trains Jet Hill, a What The Hill-Schlim Schlamma gelding, for owner Serenity Racing Stables. Bred by Martz Creek Farm, Jet Hill was a $20,000 purchase at last year's Ohio Selected Jug Sale and has compiled a record of 1-2-0 from three attempts to go with a bankroll of $31,875. He paid $6.60 to win as the 2-1 second choice.

In the next division, The Buckeye Hill (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) followed No More Sweets (Tony Hall) in the pocket through panels of 29 4/5, 1:01 1/5, and 1:30 4/5. The Buckeye Hill then rallied into the lead on the inside in the lane and was able to hold sway over a closing Rose Run Yowza (Trevor Smith) by a neck in 1:59 4/5. Remi's Rolls Royce (Brett Miller) collected third.

Trainer Chris Beaver also co-owns The Buckeye Hill, a What The Hill-California Love colt, with parnters Leo Fleming, Tim Homan, and Moger-Delia Racing Inc. Beaver and Moger also bred The Buckeye Hill in partnership with Double Spring Farm and saw him pick up his first victory in his third attempt and send his earnings to $24,800. Dispatched at 2-1, The Buckeye Hill returned $6.40 to win.

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Black Magic (Chris Lems) was four-for-four in his career entering the final flight, and he was sent off at even-money. Black Magic would go to the top and carve out opening-half fractions of 29 4/5 and 59 4/5, but A Real Legend (Irvine Jr.) was out and moving from fourth going to the half, and he would get head-and-head with Black Magic coming to the 1:28 4/5 three-quarters.

The battle between A Real Legend and Black Magic continued onto the last turn, but A Real Legend forged his way into the lead on the rim midway through the bend, and then in the lane, despite drifting out, pulled away from Black Magic to tally by a length and a half in 1:57 2/5. Sunrise Hill (Wrenn Jr.) was the third-place finisher.

A Real Legend is a gelded son of Uncle Peter-Pink Ribbons owned by trainer Rosy Weaver and Heartland Acres. A $32,000 Ohio Selected Jug Sale acquisition, A Real Legend was bred by R.K. Greenfield and scored his initial win in his third chance. A Real Legend has now put away $24,800 and paid $14.60 to win after being dispatched at 6-1.