Scioto: No catching Gabbys C Note in Ohio Sires Stakes

Gabbys C Note controlled the proceedings on the front-end and was a 1:55 1/5 winner in the lone $75,000 Ohio Sires Stakes event for 3-year-old trotting fillies that took place on Friday evening at Scioto Downs.

Driver Aaron Merriman sent Gabbys C Note out quickly from post four and got by Criquette Hall (Chris Page) to take over the top spot before the 27 1/5 opening quarter. From there, Gabbys C Note was unchallenged, got away with soft middle-half fractions of 57 1/5 and 1:26 3/5, and then sprinted home in 28 3/5 to defeat Criquette Hall by a length and three-quarters. Kirsi Dream (Chris Lems) held third over a closing Favorite Aunt (Tony Hall).

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Last year's Ohio Sires Stakes champion for the group, Gabbys C Note, trained by co-owner Chris Beaver, is a daughter of Triumphant Caviar bred by co-owner Johanna Beaver. Steven Zeehandelar rounds out the ownership group of Gabby's C Note, who has a record of 12-3-0 from 16 lifetime tries, has now put away $396,900, and paid $3.40 to win as the 3-5 favorite.