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Dads Catch the Fire, a Bit of a Legend and Highlight of the Ohio Sires Stakes – US Trotting News

Northfield, Ohio – On a night that featured some of Ohio’s biggest stars in the Tom Aldrich President’s Trot and Myron Charna President’s Pace, Catch The Fire and Bit Of A Legend N shined in the Ohio Sires Stakes for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (Aug. 10).

Dads Catch the Fire, a Bit of a Legend and Highlight of the Ohio Sires Stakes – US Trotting News
My First Fire was the winner of the first of two $65,000 divisions of the Ohio Sire Stakes at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday. Photo: JJ Zamaiko.

In the first of two $65,000 divisions, My First Fire (Austin Hanners) waited out a long preliminary and won by a nose. The son of Catch The Fire waited for the first quarter and worked hard to overtake Extra Suds (Brett Miller) and take the lead. The pair reached the quarter in :28.

Hanners was able to catch a breather in the second quarter, reaching the halfway point in :57.3. My First Fire tried to put some distance between them and reached the halfway point in 1:25.4. Extra Suds still had a little more in the tank, however, but the race was over and My First Fire won in 1:54.1. Whatchagonnado (Aaron Merriman) was third.

It was the third win of the year for the driver trained by Todd Luther, who owns Greg Luther Racing LLC.

Rick Wink won the second of two Ohio Sire Stakes at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday. Photo: JJ Zamaiko.

In the second $65,000 division, clear favorite Rick Wink (David Miller) made short work of the field by taking the lead and never relenting, winning by 2.5 lengths from Twin B High Tide (Austin Hanners) in 1:51.4.

House Of Brix (Trevor Smith) caught up late in three rows to finish third.

The two-year-old out of McArdle’s dam Mcgrin N Mcbare is owned by Burke Racing Stable, RAS Racing, Knox Services, J&T Silva Purnell and Libby and took his fifth career win with the victory.

By Olivia

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