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Best Of Ohio Pick 5 Highlights Saturday’s Card At Mahoning Valley

The Best of Ohio stake series returns to Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course this Saturday, Oct. 30, consisting of five Ohio-bred stakes with purses totaling half a million dollars. While the ten race card kicks off with a first race post time of 12:15pm, the first of the Best of Ohio stakes will begin in race six.

As a specialty offering on the card, Mahoning Valley will include a Best of Ohio all stake Pick 5 covering races six through ten with the standard 15 percent takeout. Field size after early scratches averages ten betting interests per race. Sixth race post time is 2:35pm. Should there be a carryover in the early Pick 5 covering races one through five, it will carryover and be immediately available in the Best of Ohio Pick 5.

Tune into the races before the first as track announcer Matt Hook is joined by Mike Annechino and Tony Fischbach of the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners breaking down the Best of Ohio stakes and sharing their picks for the day.

Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course races Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with a first race post time of 12:45pm and Saturday with a first race post time of 12:15pm. The fall race meet runs October 22 – December 30, 2021 with three unique cards on Friday, October 22, Friday, November 26, and Thursday, December 30 all with a first race post time of 12:45pm. The 2022 Winter/Spring race meet dates are anticipated to be January 1, 2022 – April 16, 2022 following the same Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday format. These dates are currently pending approval by the Ohio State Racing Commission.

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Five Best Of Ohio Events Scheduled For Saturday At Thistledown

Jack Thistledown plays host to five $100,000 Best of Ohio events on Saturday, Aug. 14, beginning with a first race post time of 12:20 pm, ET.

That first event is the $100,000 Best of Ohio Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-old Ohio Registered foals. Scheduled as the first race, this will be the 30th running of the classic event for freshmen, that features ten youngsters vying for first prize. Corner Office, who captured the $75,000 Hoover Stakes on July 23 at Belterra, heads up this field.

The 53rd running of the $100,000 Best of Ohio Miss Ohio Stakes has been carded as race two on the ten-race program, and features six, 2-year-old Ohio Registered fillies competing in a six-furlong test. Post time is set for 12:50 pm. Candle Hours, who was second in the $75,000 Tah Dah Stakes on July 9 at Belterra, will battle recent winners Starlit Secret, Squid, and Flatter Her Again.

Race seven will get underway at 3:20 pm, and features 11 Ohio Registered, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, batting in the $100,000 Best of Ohio Pay The Man Stakes. The 36th running of this classic Ohio stake will be contested at one and one eight miles over the Cleveland dirt. Stakes winners Grizabella, Drillit, Moonlit Mission and Totally Obsessed will vie in here.

The 72nd running of the $100,000 Best of Ohio Governor's Buckeye Cup has been carded as Race 8, with nine Ohio Registered foals, 3-year-olds and up, slated to break from the Thistledown gate. Post time in 3:50 pm for the 1¼ mile contest. Multiple stake winner Mobil Solution, Magna Man and Sammy Da Bull are all slated to battle.

The $100,000 Best of Ohio Honey Jay Stakes, a six-furlong sprint, will feature 12 Ohio Registered foals, 3-year-olds and up going postward. Set as Race 9 with a 4:20 pm post, this 33rd running of the classic Ohio sprint features fan favorites and multiple stake champions Altissimo and Mo Dont No in a long-awaited slugfest.

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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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