OCEAN CITY, MD – Yall Beneath Me (GooGoo GaaGaa) earned his third straight win in this summer series for the three year old trotting colts and geldings, taking two Maryland Sire Stakes preliminaries and the harness racing $45,000 final Friday at Ocean Downs.
Justrestingmyeyes (Up Front Ben) controlled the fractions thru the half when Russell Foster put Yall Beneth Me in motion from forth, sweeping past the field, crossing the wire fifteen lengths in front of Justrestingmyeyes. Time for the mile was 1:57.4. Richard Hans is the owner, trainer and breeder of the winner.
The Final for the trotting fillies went to post as race 5. The Foster/Hans combination returned to the winners circle when Gooreatness (GooGoo GaaGaa) another Hans homebred, went gate to wire, holding off a strong challenge by Two Itchy (Great George Two) in the 1:58.2 mile.
Race six , the final for the pacing fillies, saw reinsman Frank Milby send Hillbilly Kisses (Rusty's For Real) out to control the fractions, holding off I'd Be Rich (Rusty's For Real) through the last quarter, tripping the timer in 1:55.2. Brian Callahan trains Hillbilly Kisses for owner and breeder Hillbilly Haven Farms.
Nvrfearlloydishere (Rusty's All In) picked up his fifth straight win of the 2020 season in the Final for pacing colts and geldings in race 8. Eddie Davis Jr. was between the wheels when Nvrfearlloydishere crossed the wire six lengths in front of the pocket sitting Tom's All In (Rusty's All In) in 1:55.3. Arlene Cameron trains for owner-breeder Pamela Wagner.
By Cheri Stambaugh, for the Maryland Sire Stakes