Scioto: Two $100,000 invitationals ahead on Saturday

The $100,000 #SendItIn and Cleopatra Invitationals will be held on Saturday, July 29 at Eldorado Scioto Downs amid a multitude of promotional activities planned for the weekend.

On the track, the action-packed card features the Cleopatra Invitational as race 13. Grace Hill (Tony Hall), fresh off a second-place finish in the Dorothy Haughton Memorial at the Meadowlands, is the 3-2 morning line favorite. The Virgil Morgan Jr. trainee has seven seasonal starts with five consecutive wins in the F&M Open at Scioto and the Roses Are Red elimination/final at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Local horses Im Offngone N (Brett Miller/Todd Luther), Velocity Lady (Brady Galliers), Ocean Music (Dan Noble/Christi Noble) and She'sonebadmomma (Chris Page/Ron Burke) take on outside invaders Kobe's Gigi (Tyler Smith/Nifty Norman) and Violets Rainbow (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.), who comes in from Yonkers for Jared Bako and is the 3-1 second choice. So Much More has scratched out of the Cleopatra due to the heat and long ship from Canada.

The #SendInIt Invitational goes as race 14 and features William Haughton Memorial winner Charlie May (B. Miller/Steve Carter), who is the 5-2 morning line favorite. Fresh off his 1:47 1/5 score at the Meadowlands, he faces Little Rocket Man (Jeremy Smith/Ken Rucker), who just won the Open at Scioto in 1:47 3/5, Linedrive Hanover (Merriman/Anthony Beaton) from Woodbine Mohawk Park and Fourever Boy (Montrell Teague/Tim Twaddle), who is starting from the far outside. The field is rounded out by Later Dudes (Page/Burke), Priceless Beach (Wrenn Jr./Bako) from Yonkers, Tellmeaboutit (Sam Widger/Alvin Miller) from Harrah's Hoosier Park and Bernie (Tony Hall/Jessica Millner).

The undercard includes three divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts going for $40,000 each, the Open Pace with a purse of $30,000 and the Open Trot going for $33,000.

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There is something for the whole family while enjoying the races for #SendItIn weekend, including: trackside karaoke, cornhole, a bounce house for kids and food trucks. There will be a contest for the best toga at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.

The inaugural winners of the #SendItIn in 2020, when it was held in divisions, were Brassy Hanover and Workin Ona Mystery, and Workin Ona Mystery also won in 2021. Tattoo Artist took the 2022 edition. The inaugural Cleopatra Invitational was won in 2022 by Test Of Faith.

Racing is held at Scioto Downs each Tuesday and Wednesday with a 3:15 p.m. first post and Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with a 5:50 p.m. first post through Saturday, September 16. Follow @SciotoRacing on Twitter for all the details of the 2023 racing season at Eldorado Scioto Downs.

More information about the entire Scioto Downs racing season, including race schedule, wagering menu, VIP room reservations and more can be found at www.SciotoDowns.com.

--press release (Scioto)--