Sassy By The Sea Now 2-for-2 in OSS with Win in Second Leg at Northfield

Sassy By The Sea scored her second straight Ohio Sires Stakes win of the season on Saturday (May 30) as Northfield Park Racino hosted four $75,000 divisions of the second leg for sophomore fillies.

In the first division of filly pacers, Sassy By The Sea (Tyler Smith) was in fifth place and trailed leader Estuary (Dan Noble) by more than seven lengths as the field passed the first two calls in :27.1 and :56. Estuary led the field past the three-quarter pole in 1:24.1 as Sassy By The Sea closed the gap to five lengths. Sassy By The Sea made it four wide entering the final stretch and used a late spurt to edge Laude Da (Chris Page) by half a length at the line, finishing in 1:53. She’safirewoman (Brett Miller) was third. Sassy By The Sea is trained by Herman Hagerman for owners Hagerman Racing and Charles Reeve. The Downbytheseaside filly has won all three starts in 2026 after going winless in eight starts as a freshman. She has $113,582 in lifetime earnings.

Kb Wrecking Ball (Noble), a winner in the James K. Hackett Memorial final earlier this season, won the second division of filly pacers by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.4. Trained by Deborah Swartz, the Fool Me Once filly was second behind first-leg winner Vanna By The River (Jordan Stratton) at the quarter pole but led the field at the next two calls en route to the victory. Shacarri (Page) finished second, and Seaside Shuffle (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) was third. Kb Wrecking Ball is owned by Bradley Delaney. She has hit the board in all nine seasonal starts with seven wins and earnings of $126,625.

Sophomore Filly Trotters

Charlies Moni (Chris Lems), another 2026 Hackett final winner, won the first division of sophomore filly trotters in 1:54.2. The Vernon Beachy trainee led gate to wire and won by a length over Fairytale Moni (Wrenn Jr.) in second with Speedbewithyou (Austin Hanners) finishing third. A Ready For Moni filly, Charlies Moni has won three of four seasonal starts and has $132,422 in career earnings.

Rose Run Brooke (Wrenn Jr.) won the second division of filly trotters in gate-to-wire fashion. The In Range filly, who finished third in the opening leg of the OSS at Miami Valley Raceway on May 2, won Saturday’s race by a length in a lifetime-best 1:55.4. Cast No Stones (Trevor Smith) was second followed by Divvy It Up (Miller) in third. Trained by Vernon Beachy for owner First Up Racing Stable, Rose Run Brooke has won two of four starts this year and has $238,635 in career earnings.

Celebrating its 50th season this year, the Ohio Sires Stakes resumes June 13 with the third leg for sophomore colt trotters at Eldorado Scioto Downs.