Two Ohio-bred stakes on tap Sunday

Cincinnati – A pair of Ohio-bred stakes and a trio of Quarter Horse races will be contested as part of a special 11-race card Sunday at Belterra Park. The $50,000 Horizon Stakes for 3-year-old Ohio-accredited fillies and the $50,000 Vivacious Handicap for older Ohio-registered fillies and mares will be the third and seventh races.

“Accredited” is the more restrictive of the two classes, as both the sire and dam must be registered and be in Ohio.

It is the first of two Quarter Horse days at the track, as the last three races on the card will be the $15,000 Queen City Dash followed by an allowance and a maiden race.

Horizon Stakes, Race 3

KEY CONTENDERS

Kelly’s Pride (Last 3 Beyers: 16-61-43)
• Won a match race two races ago at the same 1 1/16-mile distance, earning a 61 Beyer Speed Figure.
• Has won 3 of 5 locally.
• Finished second in the Tomboy locally at the same distance against Ohio-registered fillies.

Jac’s Fact (Last 3 Beyers: 62-57-48)
• Has won her last two against older horses while earning a race-high 62 Beyer. Both victories were at six furlongs.
• Beat both Kelly’s Pride and Wild Pacific last season in the Josh Radosevich Memorial at Beulah Park.

Wild Pacific (Last 3 Beyers: 30-60-27)
• Has won 2 of 5 lifetime but has yet to run two turns.

Vivacious Handicap, Race 7

KEY CONTENDERS

Timefadesthepages (Last 3 Beyers: 54-54-37)
• Won the prep July 24 by more than two lengths in her Belterra Park debut

Pay the Man (Last 3 Beyers: 58-58-67)
• The venerable Pay the Man is 1 for 1 over the surface and has won 6 of 10 at the 1 1/16-mile distance.
• Has won more than $1 million lifetime.
• Finished second in the Vivacious last season at Beulah Park.

Startin Something (Last 3 Beyers: 50-42-52)
• Finished second in the prep July 24 and has won only 1 of 6 locally.
• Has been in the money 7 of 11 times at the distance.

Caviar N Champagne (Last 3 Beyers: 60-67-66)
• Has won 2 of 3 at the distance but has yet to run locally.

Here’s to Rose (Last 3 Beyers: 55-58-56)
• Has won her last two locally after a second, all at six furlongs.
• Was claimed at Del Mar last year after earning an 81 Beyer. Has yet to run two turns, but a Tomlinson figure of 365 means it should be no problem.
• Trainer winning at a 59 percent rate locally