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Candlelight Hours Wins Galbreath Memorial At Mahoning Valley

Candlelight Hours left no doubt she was much the best as she used come-from-behind tactics to capture the $100,000 Best of Ohio John W. Galbreath Memorial for 2-year-old Ohio-registered fillies at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio. The 9-1 winner captured the one and one-sixteenth miles contest in 1:49.75 as she notched career victory number two with T.D. Houghton riding.

James Jackson trains the robust chestnut filly, a daughter of Dominus-Nava, by Even the Score, who now has $119,200 in her career coffers. She is owned and was bred by Elkhorn Oaks, Inc., the moniker of the Jackson family.

“It's been a pleasure to be associated with Ohio program,” said winning owner and trainer James Jackson. “We've had great support and are just so happy to be a part of this.”

Winning jockey T.D. Houghton acknowledged the Jacksons' faith in him as well.

“I really appreciate the opportunity to ride this horse,” Houghton said. “They stuck with me through my rehab and getting back in the saddle and I couldn't be more thankful that they still had faith in my ability to ride.”

Starlit Secret was second at 11-1 for rider Sonny Leon, with 4-1 Squid (Alex Canchari) third.

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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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Best Of Ohio Series Kicks Off Friday At Belterra Park

The first of the Best of Ohio series is set to run on Friday, May 28, 2021, at Belterra Park. There will be five stakes worth a total of $500,000 showcasing the best in state-bred competition. The series will take place at all three Thoroughbred tracks in Ohio during the year to promote the Ohio racing and breeding program.

There are five races at different distances for registered Ohio-breds for males and females. The following nominations are targeting the races.

The Best of Ohio Babst/Palacious Memorial slated to run six furlongs for registered 3-year-olds. Nominated is former Ohio Horse of the Year and champion sprinter Altissimo from the Richard Zielinski barn, who has won over $834,534 in lifetime purses.

The Diana Stakes is for 3-year-old registered Ohio fillies and mares traveling six furlongs. Nominated is previous state champion Drillit from the Robert M. Gorham stable, winner of over $412,770.

The Norm Barron / Queen City Oaks is for registered Ohio-bred fillies traveling 1 1/16 miles; Alexandra is nominated from the Timothy E. Hamm barn. The daughter of Constitution has amassed $201,945 in earnings.

The Sydney Gendelman Stakes traveling 1 1/16 miles on the turf for registered 3-year-old Ohio-breds; Nominated is Gone Too Soon from the Robert Guciardo barn, winning $353,223 in purse monies.

The Green Carpet Stakes is for 3-year-old registered Ohio-breds going a 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Nominated to the race is Brig from the Robert M. Gorham barn. He has amassed $140,020 in purse monies.

The first post is 12:35 pm with free parking and free admission.

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Best Of Ohio: Five OTRF Stakes Set For Saturday At Mahoning Valley

A quintet of $100,000 Ohio Thoroughbred Race Fund (OTRF) Stakes are set to be contested Saturday, Oct. 30 at Mahoning Valley Race Course in northeastern Ohio. These five OTRF stakes will wrap up the Best of Ohio series at the state's three running venues. First Race post time at Mahoning on Saturday is 12:15 pm, ET.

The Juvenile, a 1 1/16-mile contest for Ohio-registered 2-year-olds, is the first Best of Ohio event on the afternoon program, carded as Race Six and features seven youngsters, each carrying 120 pounds. Post time for The Juvenile is 2:34 pm, ET.

Uptown, who has finished second in two previous OTRF stakes this year and who comes into this event fresh off two victories, looks to be the one to beat. Trained by Silviano Gonzalez for owner Charlie Williams, this son of Upstart-Mongoose Gold, by Mongoose has $69,450 in his coffers. The dark bay or brown colt was a $30,000 purchase at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and was bred by Ohio's Donnybrook Farm and Wynn Blaton.

Next up is the John W. Galbreath, another 1 1/16-mile event, this one for Ohio-registered fillies, all carrying 117 pounds. Post time for the Galbreath is 3:02 pm, ET, and features seven neophyte distaffs.

Alexandria, who captured the $100,000 Best of Ohio Miss Ohio and $75,000 Tah Dah stakes, rates the slight nod in here over rival Happy as You Go, the $75,000 Emerald Necklace and $75,000 Loyalty Stakes winner.

Hailing from the Tim Hamm barn for Winstar Farm and Blazing Meadows Farm, Alexandria was a smart third in the Grade 3 Pocahantas Stakes at Churchill on Sept. 3. The homebred daughter of Constitution-Springwater, by Spring at Last has a bankroll of $137,160 with three wins in four starts.

Happy as You Go, by Mobil, out of the Dixieland Band mare Preservation Hall, is a Robert Gorham trainee with $106,706 in earnings and is three for four lifetime. Bred by Mapleton Thoroughbreds, Happy as You Go was a $5,000 purchase at the 2019 Ohio Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Fall Mixed Sale.

The six-furlong Best of Ohio Sprint follows, with 11 well-matched Ohio-registered 3-year-olds and up vying for first prize. Post time is scheduled for 3:30 pm, ET.

Altissimo, who captured the Best of Ohio Sprint in both 2019 and 2018, is the obvious choice. This multiple stakes-winner of $827,034 has 18 wins, eight seconds and 5 thirds in 44 career outings for owners Nancy Lavrich and Ronald Zielinski. Altissimo is a bay 7-year-old homebred altered son of Noble Causeway-Great Goin Rose, by Albert The Great and is conditioned by Richard Zielinski. Altissimo will have to contend with the likes of former Ohio Horse of the Year and multiple stakes winner and million-dollar earner Mo Dont No, and the always tough contenders Buckeye Bullet and Diamond Dust, among others.

The Best of Ohio Distaff has a post time of 3:58 pm, ET and features nine Ohio-registered fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, traveling 1 1/8 miles over the Cleveland dirt.

Moonlit Mission appears sharp and poised to pick up her second win of the season and sixth career triumph in the Distaff for trainer Silvano Gonzalez and owner Charlie Williams. Bred by the Belvedere Farm, this 3-year-old striking chestnut daughter of Shackleford-Moonlit River, by Maria's Mon has been stakes placed this season and won the $75,000 Tomboy Stakes after capturing the $150,000 Galbreath one year ago. A winner of $249,550, Moonlit Mission was a $18,000 purchase at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale. This field also features stakes winners Totally Obsessed, Drillit, Cali Dream and Star Mabee, among others.

The final race of the afternoon, with a 4:26 pm, ET, is the Best of Ohio Endurance, featuring 10 Ohio-registered runners, 3-year-olds and up, vying at 1¼ miles.

Forewarned, a 5-year-old son of Flat Out-Fortune Play, by Five Star Day, captured the 2019 edition of the Best of Ohio Endurance and has been plying his wares in stakes throughout the East Coast this season. Trained by Uriah St. Lewis for the Trin-Brook Stables, Forewarned has amassed $452,113 lifetime with seven wins, four seconds and four thirds in 29 starts. He was a $40,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December 2018 Mixed Sale.

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