Scioto: Sassy By The Sea, Seaside Shuffle sparkle in Ohio Sires Stakes

Daughters of sire Downbytheseaside won both $75,000 Ohio Sires Stakes events for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (August 28) in identical 1:51 3/5 miles.

Sassy By The Sea (Tyler Smith) took the first division for trainer Herman Hagerman. Leaving from post four, Sassy By The Sea took the field past the 27 3/5 quarter, 56 4/5 half and 1:24 2/5 three-quarters en route to winning by a quarter-length over a fast-closing Estuary (Marvin Luna); Odds On Trickster (Luke Hanners) was third.

Sassy By The Sea, out of the Art Official mare Sassy Lady Art, was a $25,000 Ohio Selected Yearling Sale purchase from breeders Spring Haven Farm and Joe Sbrocco. Owned by Hagerman Racing and Charles Reeve, Sassy By The Sea now has five wins in eight seasonal starts with $142,810 in earnings.

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In the second section, Seaside Shuffle (Chris Page) got away third off the gate as Vanna By The River (Cory Stratton) took the field to the 27 second opening quarter. Page quickly pulled Seaside Shuffle and tripped the beam in 56 seconds for the half and 1:24 for the three-quarters on their way to winning by three-quarters of a length. Sea Me (Hanners) came up the passing lane to be second, with Vanna By The River finishing third.

Bred by William Walters and Joseph McLead, Seaside Shuffle is out of the Santanna Blue Chip mare Hula Shuffle and was a $115,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale purchase. Owned by Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, Knox Services and R A S Racing, Seaside Shuffle has six wins in 25 lifetime starts with $515,992 earned.

Racing continues Saturday with a 16-race card starting at 5:25 p.m. (EDT), featuring two divisions each of 2-year-old male and filly pacers and three $50,000 divisions of 3-year-old colt and gelding paces. Also on tap for the evening are a bunch of events geared towards families including: Corgi races, a bounce house, petting zoo, 'name the foal' contest, paint a horse, hoof-o-graphs from Queenie the Shetland pony, and a horseshoe decorating station.

Looking ahead, Scioto will host Ohio Super Night on Saturday, September 12, along with the $270,000 (est.) Jim Ewart Memorial Pace and Charlie Hill Memorial Trot.

--press release (Scioto)--