Nelsonbriteagle No took charge in the Ms Versatility final, winning by more than seven lengths during Thursday’s harness racing action at the Delaware County Fair.
Courtesy | Brad Conrad
The Norwegian bred Nelsonbriteagle No benefited from early breaks in stride by HP Mama B (Louis Roy) and Tipsy Money (Yannick Gingras) and was able to coast to a 7 ¾ length romp in 1:52.3 to win the Ms Versatility final during Thursday’s Jug Day undercard.
The six-year-old Bold Eagle mare is co-owned by trainer Ake Svanstedt and breeder Nils Munkhaugen.
Adare Castle (James MacDonald) was second and Tactical Mounds (Scott Zeron) was third.
$92,150 Old Oaken Bucket
Four Sixes (Gringras) minded his manners and went gate-to wire in a lifetime best 1:54.
Vangard (Todd McCarthy) and Elhelpsky (Peter Wrenn) both overcame breaks in stride to secure the place and show spots.
The winning son of Six Pack is co-owned by William Hartt and trainer Melissa Beckwith.
$50,000 Standardbred
Arrowhead Hanover received a patient drive from Anthony MacDonald and won the Standardbred by 1 1/2 lengths over Abraham Hanover (Mike Wilder) and Lefties Righties (Scott Zeron).
The International Moni gelding is owned by the fractional ownership group, The Stable.
The winning time of 1:55.2 was a new lifetime mark for Arrowhead Hanover, who has now won $82,170 this season.
$47,000 Standardbred
Dreamboat Hanover (Andy Miller) capitalized on an early quick pace by Railroad Station (David Miller) and swept by the tiring leader around the final turn to win in 1:51.2.
Fasting (Jeremy Indoff) was 4 ¼ lengths back in second, Waitingforguffman (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.) third and Railroad Station was fourth.
The Papi Rob Hanover gelding is trained by co-owner Todd Schadel, Christine Schadel, Timothy Hayes and Dr. Megan Moschgat.
$145,000 (div.) Ohio Breeders Championship
The undefeated Rick Wink (Chris Page) took control of the field of six at the quarter-mile and pole sprinted six lengths clear of Extra Suds (Brett Miller) and House Of Brix (Trevor Smith) to take the second division.
The 1:50.2 final time established a new stakes record and was just 2/5 of a second off the world mark.
The Bit Of A Legend N colt is conditioned by Ron Burke for the Burke Racing Stable, R A S Stable, Knox Services, J&T Silva-Purnel-Libby. He was bred by Larry R. Miller.
Rick Wink, who was a $27,000 yearling purchase, has not tasted defeat in seven seasonal starts and now has earned $207,250.
Bars And Notes and Tyler Smith skimmed the pylons in the stretch to go from worst to first in the first division.
The pacesetting Downbythewater (Chris Lems) was second and Fabio Hanover (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.) was third.
The winner is co-owned by trainer Joseph Lucas and At The Wire Farms.
The final time of 1:53.1 was a new lifetime best for the gelded son of Racing Hill who was bred by Kevin Greenfield and Michael Creps.
Jay Wolf is the Little Brown Jug publicity director.
