From Eldorado Scioto Downs
Downbytheseaside fillies won both $75,000 divisions of the fifth leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (Aug. 28) in identical 1:51.3 miles.
Sassy By The Sea (Tyler Smith) took the first division for trainer Herman Hagerman. Leaving from post four, Sassy By The Sea took the field past the :27.3 quarter, :56.4 half, and 1:24.2 third-quarter to win by a quarter length over a fast-closing Estuary (Marvin Luna). Odds On Trickster (Luke Hanners) was third.
Sassy By The Sea, out of the Art Official mare Sassy Lady Art, was a $25,000 Ohio Selected Yearling Sale purchase from breeders Spring Haven Farm and Joe Sbrocco. Owned by Hagerman Racing and Charles Reeve, Sassy By The Sea now has five wins in eight seasonal starts with $142,810 in earnings.
In the second division, Seaside Shuffle (Chris Page) got away third off the gate as Vanna By The River (Cory Stratton) took the field to the :27 opening quarter. Page quickly pulled Seaside Shuffle and tripped the beam in :56 for the half and 1:24 for the third quarter on their way to winning by three-quarters of a length. Sea Me (Hanners) came up the passing lane to be second with Vanna By The River finishing third.
Bred by William Walters and Joseph McLead, Seaside Shuffle is out of the Santanna Blue Chip mare Hula Shuffle and was a $115,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale purchase. Owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Knox Services. and RAS Racing, Seaside Shuffle has six wins in 25 lifetime starts with $515,992 earned.
Celebrating its 50th season, the Ohio Sires Stakes continues Saturday (Aug. 29) with the fifth leg for freshman colt and filly pacers and sophomore colt pacers at Eldorado Scioto Downs. The OSS Scarlet Championships for all eight divisions are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, at Scioto Downs.