BROODMARE BOASTINGS
Broodmare My Moira had two daughters win over Northfield’s Flying
Turns on Friday (January 18). Moira’s
Bliss won the fourth race in 1:58.2, while Moira’s Intended won race seven in
1:58.4. My Moira has eight foals; six
have taken marks for combined earnings of $329,000.
BIG RETURN
One lucky bettor had to be smiling when the horses crossed the
finish line in Friday’s (January 18) 15th race. My Sweet Lorelei (38-1) won, Sweetie Sue Cam
(48-1) finished second and Its A Sham (90-1) showed. The 4-7-8 combination returned $14,583.60 for
the $1.00 Trifecta wager.
Local trainers Scott Cox and Martin Wollam accepted awards at the
annual Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 19,
2013.
Scott Cox’s Rose Run Nellie (Trainforthefuture – Lilyad – Armbro
Iliad) was Ohio’s Three-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the year for 2012. Rose Run Nellie won nine of 23 races last
year. Her victories included Ohio’s
Triple Crown races: the $21,900 Ohio State Fair Stake at Scioto Downs, $100,000
Ohio Sires Stakes Championship, again at Scioto, and $28,804 Ohio Breeders’
Championship at Delaware. Rose Run
Nellie trotted her lifetime mark of 1:56 at The Meadows and has bankrolled
$138,122.
Northfield Park Wall of Famer Martin Wollam accepted the award for
2012 Two-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the year for Contessa Leigh (Full Count –
Howl – Overcomer). Contessa Leigh won
five of seven starts in 2012. Three of
her five wins included winning the Ohio Triple Crown. Contessa Leigh trotted her fastest mile of
1:58.4 at Scioto Downs and earned $93,616 for the year.
