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Altissimo Becomes Millionaire With Victory In Best Of Ohio Sprint At Mahoning Valley

Altissimo became Ohio's newest millionaire as he captured the Best of Ohio Sprint at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley in Youngstown, Ohio, taking home first prize in front of ten other contestants in the six-furlong test in 1:11.19, with Erik Barbaran in the saddle.

Owned by breeder Nancy Lavrich and Ronald Zielinski, and trained by Richard Zielinski, Altissimo now has $1,114,204 in career earnings from 22 wins, nine seconds, and six thirds in 52 lifetime starts. This game gelding, an 8-year-old son of Noble Causeway-Great Goin Rose, by Albert the Great, also captured this same stake in 2018 and 2019 and is both a multiple stakes winner and owns a graded stakes-placed title as well. He was the 5-2 favorite in this stake.

“He is my one horse in a million, our 15 minutes of fame every time we come to the racetrack,” said winning owner Nancy Lavrich.

“Three years ago we set a million dollars as our goal with this horse and we got there today,” said winning trainer Richard Zielinski.

Direct Deceit, the 11-1 choice, finished a strong second for jockey A.I. Diaz, with 7-2 Diamond Dust finishing third for rider Jose Bracho.

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Dougie D Oro Takes Honey Jay Stakes At Thistledown

Dougie D Oro scored an impressive 1:09.62 victory in the 33rd running of the $100,000 Best of Ohio Honey Jay Stakes for Ohio-registered runners, 3-year-olds and up. The chocolate brown son of Mio d'Oro sprinted from the gate as the 7-2 choice for rider Ricardo Feliciano and trainer-owner Jerry Sparks and used come-from-behind tactics to notch his sixth career win.

“It worked out well for us today and I owe a lot to (jockey) Ricardo Feliciano,” Sparks admitted. “I felt the horse had the ability and had earned his way into this stake.”

Dougie D Oro bested 5-2 rival Nick Can Fix (Indel Beato), with 8-1 Liberate (Malcolm Franklin) third and 4-1 Altissimo (Erik Barbaran) fourth.

“I've always been impressed by this horse,” Feliciano stated in the winner's circle. “He was really strong today.”

Dougie D Oro upped his lifetime earnings to $159,315 with his first stakes triumph. It was the 5-year-old gelding's third consecutive victory this season, with his last two coming in the allowance ranks at this same racetrack.

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Wicked Warrior Among Best Of Ohio Winners At Belterra Park

Despite a heavy rain and muddy track, five $100,000 Ohio Thoroughbred Race Fund (OTRF) stakes went off without a hitch on Best of Ohio day at Belterra Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, May 28.

Capturing the Sydney Gendelman Stakes was the 9-5 choice Wicked Warrior, a Benny Feliciano trainee owned by Bruce Tallisman. Wicked Warrior demolished his competition by more than 10 lengths. The 4-year-old bay gelding by Wicked Strong covered the 1 1/16 miles for Registered Ohio-breds, 3-year-olds and up, in 1:43.68 with Ricardo Feliciano in the saddle. Wicked Warrior now has $215,790 in career earnings from six wins, four seconds and one third in 13 starts. Forewarned (6-5) was second for Sonny Leon, with 18-1 Mobil Solution (Erik Barbaran) third and 90-1 Candy Exchange (David Haldar) fourth.

Altissimo won the Palacious Memorial, a six-furlong sprint, for the third straight time (having won this stake in 2018 and 2019). Owned by Nancy Lavrich and Ronald Zielinski, the homebred 8-year-old son of Noble Causeway is trained by Richard Zielinski and now has $894,534 in earnings from 19 wins, eight seconds and six thirds in 48 career starts. Altissimo was clocked in 1:10.42 with rider Ronald Dale Allen, Jr., in the irons, with 19-1 Chief Randel (Fernando Becerra) second, 9-2 Going with Style (Sonny Leon) third and 9-2 I Wanna Win (Erik Barbaran) fourth.

Buckeye Magic captured his third career start in five tries as the 6-5 favorite by whipping his rivals in the Green Carpet Stakes. The son of Trappe Shot–Lady Buckeye, by Quiet American covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.92 over the slop for rider John McKee. Thomas Drury, Jr., trained the winner for owner-breeder Maccabee Farm. Buckeye Magic upped his career earnings to $142,220 with this latest victory. Henry Mac (Luis Batista) was second at 40-1, while 8-1 Big Truck was third for Perry Ouzts and 3-1 choice Brig was fourth for Christian Pilares.

Last year's Galbreath Memorial winner Alexandria, notched her fifth lifetime triumph in her ninth start in the Norm Barron Queen City Oaks, a 1 1/16-mile test for Ohio-registered 3-year-old fillies. The chestnut daughter by Constitution-Spring Water, by Spring at Last is conditioned by Tim Hamm for her breeders and owners WinStar Farm, Blazing Meadows Farm and Michael Lewis. To date has Alexandria has amassed earnings of $261,945. She was clocked in 1:45.03 as the 2-5 choice with Santiago Gonzalez riding. Shez Shacked up (David Haldar) was second at 40-1, with 25-1 Angel's Sassy (Frank Reyes) third and 25-1 Lemon Deelite (John McKee) fourth.

Esplanande obliterated her rivals in the fourth running of the six-furlong Diana Stakes for Ohio-registered fillies, 3-year-old and up. The dark bay daughter of Daredevil–Southern Silence, by Dixie Union was clocked in 1:10.58 for trainer by Tim Hamm for breeders-owners Winstar Farm, Blazing Meadows Farm and Michael Lewis. This homebred, who left the gate at 2-5 odds, now has career earnings of $281,880. Drillit was second at 9-2 for Christian Pilares, with 14-1 Valley of Mo'ara (Frank Reyes) third and 18-1 Edge of Night (Ronald Dale Allen, Jr.) fourth.

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Rain Fails To Dampen Best Of Ohio Friday At Belterra Park

Despite a heavy rain and muddy track, five $100,000 Ohio Thoroughbred Race Fund (OTRF) stakes went off without a hitch on Best of Ohio day at Belterra Park on Friday, May 28.

Capturing the Sydney Gendelman Stakes was none other than the 9-5 choice Wicked Warrior, a Benny Feliciano-trainee owned by Bruce Tallisman, who demolished his competition by more than ten lengths. This 4-year-old bay gelding by Wicked Strong covered the one and one-sixteenth mile event for Registered Ohio-breds, 3-year-olds and up in 1:43.68 with Ricardo Feliciano in the saddle. Wicked Warrior now has $215,790 in career earnings from six wins, four seconds and one third in 13 starts. Forewarned (6-5) was second for Sonny Leon, with 18-1 Mobil Solution (Erik Barbaran) third and 90-1 Candy Exchange (David Haldar) fourth.

Altissimo captured the Palacious Memorial, a six-furlong sprint, for the third straight time (having won this stake in 2018 & 2019). Owned by Nancy Lavrich and Ronald Zielinski, the homebred 8-year-old son of Noble Causeway is trained by Richard Zielinski and now has $894,534 in earnings from 19 wins, eight seconds and six thirds in 48 career starts. Altissimo was clocked in 1:10.42 with rider Ronald Dale Allen, Jr., in the irons, with 19-1 Chief Randel (Fernando Becerra) second, 9-2 Going with Style (Sonny Leon) third and 9-2 I Wanna Win (Erik Barbaran) fourth.

Buckeye Magic captured his third career start in five tries as the 6-5 favorite by whipping his rivals in the Green Carpet Stakes. The son of Trappe Shot-Lady Buckeye, by Quiet American covered the one and one-sixteenth miles in 1:45.92 over the slop for rider John McKee. Thomas Drury, Jr., trained the winner for owners-breeders Maccabee Farm. Buckeye Magic upped his career earnings to $142,220 with this latest victory. Henry Mac (Luis Batista) was second at 40-1, while 8-1 Big Truck was third for Perry Ouzts and 3-1 choice Brig was fourth for Christian Pilares.

Last year's Galbreath Memorial winner Alexandria, notched her fifth lifetime triumph in her ninth start in the Norm Barron Queen City Oaks, a one and one-sixteenth test for Ohio-registered 3-year-old fillies. The chestnut daughter by Constitution-Spring Water, by Spring at Last is conditioned by Tim Hamm for her breeders and owners WinStar Farm, Blazing Meadows Farm and Michael Lewis. To date has Alexandria has amassed earnings of $261,945. She was clocked in 1:45.03 as the 2-5 choice with Santiago Gonzalez riding. Shez Shacked up (David Haldar) was second at 40-1, with 25-1 Angel's Sassy (Frank Reyes) third and 25-1 Lemon Deelite (John McKee) fourth.

Esplanande obliterated her rivals in the 4th running of the six-furlong Diana Stakes for Ohio-registered fillies, 3-year-old and up. The dark bay daughter of Daredevil-Southern Silence, by Dixie Union was clocked in 1:10.58 for trainer by Tim Hamm for breeders-owners Winstar Farm, Blazing Meadows Farm and Michael Lewis. This homebred, who left the gate at 2-5 odds, now has career earnings of $281,880. Drillit was second at 9-2 for Christian Pilares, with 14-1 Valley of Mo'ara (Frank Reyes) third and 18-1 Edge of Night (Ronald Dale Allen, Jr.) fourth.

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