Eldorado Scioto Downs

Trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. had four of six winners in the $28,571 Buckeye Stallion Series (BSS) events for three-year-old colt pacers on Saturday, June 27 at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Odds On Sugar won the fastest Buckeye Stallion Series event of the night (Conrad photo) Morgan’s four winners were Odds On Phil (Luke Hanners) in 1:51.2, Odds On Sugar (Hanners), Tsunami Seas (Brett Miller) in 1:51.4, and Odds On RPJ (Hanners) in 1:52.1; all but Odds On Phil were by Downbytheseaside.

The first OHSS division had quite a bit of action getting off the gate, going to the :27.4 opening quarter as Joyofmylife AS (Tony Hall) made the early lead but quickly settled behind Rose Run Brooke (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.). Faster Horses (Jeremy Smith) put on the pressure from post nine and took over going into the second turn towards the 56.1 half.

Virgil Morgan Jr. became the second harness racing trainer in North American harness racing history to reach 8,000 wins as I Did It Myway scored in the eighth race at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday, June 6, moments before the conditioner won the $138,889 Buckeye Distaff at Northfield Park on the other side of Ohio. I Did It Myway Morgan, the leading trainer at Scioto for 31 straight years, needed three wins going into the evening to reach the milestone.