Dayton Raceway Race 1

1609m

Prize Money: $43,103

OAKWOOD ARDAN (7) was successful last time out by 3 metres at Hoosier Park over 1609m after an encouraging minor placing the start before. Must overcome a very wide draw. Needs to be at his best to beat this field but he is up to the challenge. ALTA REVELRY N (3) had to dig deep to salute last start over 1609m at Running Aces Casino & Racetrack, getting home by just 1.5 metres. Sure to enjoy an economical run from this draw. Big chance in a similar assignment. HIGHER GROUND (1) didn't do a bad job when sixth over 1609m at Scioto Downs last time out. WIN LOUS OR DRAW (5) disappointed last time when seventh over 1609m at Scioto Downs. Can do a lot better so worth considering.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: OPEN

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Higher Ground (Fr1) 7326133316
Trainer: Michael Hitchcock ()
Driver: David Miller
Prize Money: $395,014
Win / Place: 23% / 59%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: SHEBESAILIN

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 11-11-6

Distance

47: 11-11-6

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

25: 7-6-5

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

45: 11-11-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

47: 11-11-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 6th (Fr3) over 1609m at Scioto Downs, beaten 12 m by Admiral Hill (1:48.40) in OPEN on September 19 at $25.30. Showed ability the race before when he posted a big 4 m win (Fr1) at Scioto Downs (1:49.40) beating Rock Shines Again in EWART CONS on September 12 at $25.80. Sure to be about the mark.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 10	19/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brett Miller	1:48.40	1:48.40	12.0m	$25	7	OPEN	$37,500	-	1. Admiral Hill 2. Rock Shines Again 3. Swingtown
1st of 9	12/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	David Miller	1:49.40	1:49.40	3.8m	$26	7	EWART CONS	$69,444	$34,722	1. Higher Ground 2. Rock Shines Again 3. Twisted Destiny
3rd of 10	5/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Marvin Luna	1:49.40	1:49.40	4.5m	$4.90	7	OPEN II	$27,778	$3,333	1. Bright Bet 2. Paris's Dragon 3. Higher Ground
3rd of 9	29/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:48.40	1:48.40	3.8m	$21	7	OPEN	$38,516	$4,622	1. Win Lous Or Draw 2. Twisted Destiny 3. Higher Ground
3rd of 7	22/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Tyler Smith	1:50.40	1:50.40	6.0m	$23	7	OPEN	$37,090	$4,451	1. Women Layer 2. Win Lous Or Draw 3. Higher Ground
1st of 10	15/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Luke Hanners	1:50.00	1:50.00	3.8m	$1.40f	7	HGNW8001L4	$20,685	$10,342	1. Higher Ground 2. Gold Digger King 3. The Bird Dance

Legendary Doowrah (Fr2) 6152931729
Trainer: Will Johnson ()
Driver: Sam Widger
Prize Money: $191,759
Win / Place: 16% / 55%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: BIT OF A LEGEND N

Dam: ARTISTIC HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 9-13-8

Distance

54: 9-13-8

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-1

Track

3: 0-1-1

Season

27: 5-5-4

1st Up

5: 1-2-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

54: 9-13-8

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

54: 9-13-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 9th (Fr1) over 1609m at Scioto Downs, beaten 15 m by Admiral Hill (1:48.40) in OPEN on September 19 at $64.30. Two runs back 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m at Scioto Downs beaten 2.25 m by Paris's Dragon (1:51.40) in NW11501L4 on September 12 at $20. Can't recommend.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 10	19/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Sam Widger	1:48.40	1:48.40	15.8m	$64	7	OPEN	$37,500	-	1. Admiral Hill 2. Rock Shines Again 3. Swingtown
2nd of 9	12/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Austin Hanners	1:51.40	1:51.40	2.3m	$20	7	NW11501L4	$22,917	$5,729	1. Paris's Dragon 2. Legendary Doowrah 3. General Dolan
7th of 10	5/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Austin Hanners	1:49.40	1:49.40	19.5m	$123	12	OPEN II	$27,778	-	1. Bright Bet 2. Paris's Dragon 3. Higher Ground
1st of 9	24/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Braiden Rhoades	1:52.40	1:52.40	13.5m	$3.50	9	NW6500L4	$19,971	$9,986	1. Legendary Doowrah 2. Ten Tothe Dozen 3. Tsunami King
3rd of 9	15/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Trevor Smith	1:49.10	1:49.10	10.5m	$64	7	NW11501L4	$23,538	$2,825	1. Martins Millions 2. Makes Sense 3. Legendary Doowrah
9th of 10	8/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trevor Smith	1:49.40	1:49.40	13.5m	$12	14	NW11501L4	$23,538	-	1. Race Me Celtic 2. Ohohoh Im On Fire 3. I'm The One

Alta Revelry N (Fr3) 2112221321
Trainer: Antonia Storer (Patrick Estate)
Driver: Trevor Smith
Prize Money: $657,406
Win / Place: 25% / 54%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SUNSHINE BEACH (USA)

Dam: ALTA MICHAELA (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

137: 35-25-15

Distance

82: 20-16-13

Trk/Dst

10: 2-1-2

Track

10: 2-1-2

Season

29: 7-11-5

1st Up

5: 2-1-0

2nd Up

5: 4-0-0

3rd Up

5: 1-0-1

Metro

59: 15-15-2

Non-Metro

78: 20-10-13

Mobile

55: 15-9-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

137: 35-25-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

In good form recently. Last start won by 1.5 m (Fr5) at Running Aces Casino & Racetrack (1:51.10) beating Cash Money Twenty in OPN HCP on September 18 at $4.30. Big chance to score again.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	18/9/26	Running Aces Casino & Racetrack	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Luke Plano	1:51.10	1:51.10	1.5m	$4.30	10	OPN HCP	$41,667	$20,833	1. Alta Revelry 2. Cash Money Twenty 3. Dandy's Freedom
2nd of 7	8/9/26	Running Aces Casino & Racetrack	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Nick Roland	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$4.30	7	OPN HCP	$23,611	$5,903	1. Cash Money Twenty 2. Alta Revelry 3. Pd The Big Easy
3rd of 8	1/9/26	Running Aces Casino & Racetrack	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Luke Plano	1:51.00	1:51.00	3.0m	$2.70	7	OPN HCP	$23,611	$2,833	1. Cash Money Twenty 2. Dandy's Freedom 3. Alta Revelry
1st of 7	25/8/26	Running Aces Casino & Racetrack	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Luke Plano	1:51.40	1:51.40	0.6m	$4.60	14	OPN HCP	$24,251	$12,126	1. Alta Revelry 2. Cash Money Twenty 3. Dandy's Freedom
2nd of 7	11/8/26	Running Aces Casino & Racetrack	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Nick Roland	1:50.10	1:50.10	5.3m	$4.40	9	OPN HCP	$22,825	$5,706	1. Cash Money Twenty 2. Alta Revelry 3. Handsome Sir
2nd of 5	2/8/26	Running Aces Casino & Racetrack	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Luke Plano	1:49.10	1:49.10	5.3m	$7.60	14	DAN PATCH	$71,327	$17,832	1. Cash Money Twenty 2. Alta Revelry 3. Muskateer Hanover

Last Shock (Fr4) 1p85021183
Trainer: Scott Mogan ()
Driver: Kayne Kauffman
Prize Money: $188,758
Win / Place: 19% / 46%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: RACING HILL (CAN)

Dam: SHE'S SHOCKING

Rating

Stats

Career

63: 12-11-6

Distance

63: 12-11-6

Trk/Dst

12: 1-2-0

Track

12: 1-2-0

Season

14: 3-3-1

1st Up

5: 0-1-1

2nd Up

5: 0-2-1

3rd Up

5: 0-2-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

63: 12-11-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

63: 12-11-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 3rd (Fr2) over 1609m at Scioto Downs beaten 6 m by Martins Millions (1:51.20) in OPEN II on September 19 at $86.90. Two runs back 8th (Fr5) over 1609m at Scioto Downs beaten 30 m by Bright Bet (1:49.40) in OPEN II on September 5 at $14.70. Happy to risk.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	19/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Kayne Kauffman	1:51.20	1:51.20	6.0m	$87	14	OPEN II	$30,556	$3,667	1. Martins Millions 2. Seeitsayit 3. Last Shock
8th of 10	5/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kayne Kauffman	1:49.40	1:49.40	31.5m	$15	7	OPEN II	$27,778	-	1. Bright Bet 2. Paris's Dragon 3. Higher Ground
1st of 10	29/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Kayne Kauffman	1:50.40	1:50.40	2.3m	$1.60f	7	HGNW5001L4	$17,118	$8,559	1. Last Shock 2. Arbin 3. Kage Daniel
1st of 9	22/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Kayne Kauffman	1:50.40	1:50.40	3.0m	$1.70f	7	HGNW3751L4	$12,839	$6,419	1. Last Shock 2. Rockabilly Rebel 3. Captain Magestic
2nd of 9	15/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Sam Widger	1:50.40	1:50.40	0.8m	$9.10	14	HGNW5001L4	$17,118	$4,280	1. Better Is Nice 2. Last Shock 3. Bismarkduplessis
10th of 10	1/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Miller	1:49.20	1:49.20	90.0m	$1.00	7	HGNW8001L4	$20,685	-	1. Makes Sense 2. Primary Driver 3. Swaggy Cal

Win Lous Or Draw (Fr5) 2126142177
Trainer: Jessica Mccown ()
Driver: Cameron Mccown
Prize Money: $447,672
Win / Place: 33% / 60%

Distance Specialist

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: BOOTS N SADDLE

Rating

Stats

Career

74: 25-14-6

Distance

74: 25-14-6

Trk/Dst

13: 4-4-1

Track

13: 4-4-1

Season

25: 11-6-0

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 2-0-0

Metro

5: 3-1-0

Non-Metro

69: 22-13-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

74: 25-14-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:47.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Won three starts back at Scioto Downs over 1609m OPEN on August 29. Last start 7th (Fr8) over 1609m at Scioto Downs, beaten 14 m by Admiral Hill (1:48.40) in OPEN on September 19 at $51.90. Wasn't at his best last time - can improve.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 10	19/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Cameron Mccown	1:48.40	1:48.40	14.3m	$52	7	OPEN	$37,500	-	1. Admiral Hill 2. Rock Shines Again 3. Swingtown
7th of 9	12/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Cameron Mccown	1:49.40	1:49.40	11.3m	$8.70	14	EWART CONS	$69,444	-	1. Higher Ground 2. Rock Shines Again 3. Twisted Destiny
1st of 9	29/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Cameron Mccown	1:48.40	1:48.40	0.3m	$8.20	7	OPEN	$38,516	$19,258	1. Win Lous Or Draw 2. Twisted Destiny 3. Higher Ground
2nd of 7	22/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Cameron Mccown	1:50.40	1:50.40	3.0m	$7.00	7	OPEN	$37,090	$9,272	1. Women Layer 2. Win Lous Or Draw 3. Higher Ground
4th of 7	15/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Cameron Mccown	1:49.00	1:49.00	6.0m	$3.90	7	OPEN	$37,090	$2,967	1. Cadillac Bayama 2. Twisted Destiny 3. Bright Bet
1st of 9	8/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Cameron Mccown	1:49.00	1:49.00	0.9m	$2.20	21	OPEN	$38,516	$19,258	1. Win Lous Or Draw 2. Rock Shines Again 3. Burnout

Gem Quality (Fr6) 214772114x
Trainer: Virgil Morgan (Jnr) ()
Driver: Chris Page
Prize Money: $1,194,377
Win / Place: 30% / 51%

Unbeaten 1st Up

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CAPTAIN CRUNCH (USA)

Dam: TWINKLE

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 17-6-6

Distance

56: 17-6-6

Trk/Dst

8: 1-1-1

Track

8: 1-1-1

Season

9: 3-2-0

1st Up

3: 3-0-0

2nd Up

3: 3-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Metro

7: 2-0-3

Non-Metro

49: 15-6-3

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

56: 17-6-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Resumes today. His previous first-up run was successful when he won by a nose as favourite (Fr2) at Meadowlands (1:50.30) beating Zeppole Hanover in 6U W4-NW8 on April 19 2025 at $1.80. Will find this a tough assignment; prefer later.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	15/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m			-	Chris Page	1:53.30	1:53.30	3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Juju Hanover 2. Gem Quality 3. No Foolin April
1st of 5	7/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m			-	Brett Miller	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Gem Quality 2. Down Two Party 3. Scares Me
4th of 8	22/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Luke Hanners	1:49.40	1:49.40	1.5m	$4.60	7	OPEN HC	$50,562	$4,045	1. Racing Rebel 2. Oakwood Heymiki 3. Alta Revelry
1st of 8	15/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Luke Hanners	1:50.30	1:50.30	7.5m	$5.60	14	OPEN HC	$50,562	$25,281	1. Gem Quality 2. Rose Run Zane 3. Little Rocket Man
1st of 8	1/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Luke Hanners	1:50.40	1:50.40	11.3m	$1.80f	7	NW12501L4	$35,815	$17,907	1. Gem Quality 2. Whatchagonnado 3. Bright Bet
2nd of 7	22/2/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Luke Hanners	1:52.10	1:52.10	6.0m	$10	7	OPEN	$50,562	$12,640	1. I Did It Myway 2. Gem Quality 3. Alta Revelry

Oakwood Ardan Ir (Fr7) 8422855531
Trainer: Robert Cleary ()
Driver: Brett Miller
Prize Money: $755,675
Win / Place: 31% / 57%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: TREND SETTER

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 14-6-6

Distance

45: 14-6-6

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

13: 2-3-1

1st Up

4: 2-0-0

2nd Up

4: 4-0-0

3rd Up

4: 2-1-0

Metro

22: 13-2-0

Non-Metro

23: 1-4-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

45: 14-6-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:47.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

In good form recently. Last start won by 3 m (Fr1) at Hoosier Park (1:48.40) beating Captain Arturovico in OPEN on September 25 at $2.60. Hard to go past based on the latest effort.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	25/9/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Tim Tetrick	1:48.40	1:48.40	3.0m	$2.60	20	OPEN	$30,556	$15,278	1. Oakwood Ardan 2. Captain Arturovico 3. M M S Bud
3rd of 10	5/9/26	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	3	Ja MacDonald	1:46.40	1:46.40	2.8m	$37	7	-	$717,192	$86,063	1. Best Chip 2. Prince Hal Hanover 3. Oakwood Ardan
5th of 9	29/8/26	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	9	Ja MacDonald	1:47.00	1:47.00	7.5m	$55	21	-	$50,865	$2,543	1. For Once Inmy Life 2. Best Chip 3. Coaches Corner
1st of 5	21/8/26	Meadowlands	1609m			-	Brett Beckwith	1:49.00	1:49.00	3.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Oakwood Ardan 2. Voukefalas 3. Twin B Joe Fresh
5th of 8	8/8/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	James MacDonald	1:48.20	1:48.20	2.3m	$21	14	MCKEE MEM-G2	$197,789	$9,889	1. Women Layer 2. Captain Moore 3. Surreal Ideal
5th of 6	25/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Stratton	1:48.00	1:48.00	24.0m	$15	14	WO25000LT	$42,816	$2,141	1. Ruthless Hanover 2. Ken Hanover 3. Congressional

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in

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