Only five trotters entered the event all driven by members
from the Wolverine State. At the lines that afternoon were Steve “You’re
Never Too” Oldford, Mike “the Doo Wop Doc” Caston, Patricia “the Write Stuff”
Miller, Kelly “Sky” Walker and Mike ‘the Mortgage Man” Mitchell.
When it was all over Steve Oldford emerged victorious with
his own Oliver Kiss in a 2:04 clocking turning back Merlincrest driven by Dr.
Mike Caston..
“I felt that if my horse stayed on gait that we’d be the
best even though Doc Caston’s trotter has been racing well this year. We
got the lead pretty easily and from there I knew we’d be hard to catch,”
Oldford said.
It was the third win in five seasonal starts for the
6-year-old Conway Hall gelding . And for Oldford, the vice president of the
Billings Series it was his sixth driving victory of the year and his 61st
since he earnestly began amateur racing in 2006.
