Eldorado Scioto Downs July 13th 2024 – Carbine Wins!
The miles were hot at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (July 13) with Carbine taking the $26,000 open pace in 1:48.4.
Austin Hanners took Carbine straight to the front from post six to a torrid opening quarter of :25.2. They tripped the beam in 53.3 and 1:21 before coming home in 27.4 to win by three-quarters of a length. Going into the second turn Let It Ride (Kayne Kauffman) had pulled first up and by the three-quarter pole was lapped onto the leader. Stars Align A (Trevor Smith) was second over and pulled three-wide which made Artatac A (Dan Noble) go four-wide around the last turn. With the momentum in his favor, Artatac A closed in 27.1 to finish second. Gold Digger King (Tyler Smith) rode the rail and was sitting last at the top of the stretch but came up the passing lane to finish third.
Carbine is now 11 for 20 on the year and 31 for 82 lifetimes, with $541,569 in earnings. In his last nine starts, he has finished off the board only once, a fourth-place finish in the Battle of Lake Erie. Virgil Morgan, Jr. trains Carbine for Odds On Racing.
Scioto’s Friday card hosted the $27,000 open trot and filly & mare open pace. Both Adamsville Road and High Flyin’ Filly captured their 20th-lifetime victory with their respective win.
Adamsville Road (Luke Hanners) won the trot event in 1:52 after getting the pocket trip behind Refined (Noble). The mare set fractions of 27, 55.4, and 1:23.3 before getting nipped at the wire. Adamsville Road pulled out of the pocket coming around the last turn to win by three-quarters of a length. After a first over grind, Flemsteen (Tyler Smith) finished third. Adamsville Road is trained by John Ryan Melsheimer and owned by Mel Rose Stable and Joe Nesselroad. The 5-year-old gelding by Swan For All now has $470,676 in lifetime earnings.
High Flyin’ Filly took the filly and mare open pace in 1:50.4 after getting away fourth and pulling first up mid-way down the backstretch. Trick Of the Light (Noble) set the early fractions of 26.1 and 55.1 and was head-to-head with High Flyin’ Filly by the 1:23.1 third quarter. Following second over, Racing for Three (Trevor Smith) finished second with Trick Of The Light holding on for third. High Flyin’ Filly is owned by Burke Racing and Weaver Bruscemi. The 4-year-old mare by Domethatagain is trained by Ron Burke and has $218,717 in lifetime earnings.
Carbine Wins at Scioto Downs – June 1, 2024
Virgil Morgan, Jr. continued his reign of the open events at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (June 1) when Carbine took the $25,000 Open Pace in 1:50.1.
Leaving from the assigned post six, Austin Hanners took Carbine straight to the front and never looked back. Charlie May (Brett Miller) got the pocket trip through quarters of 27, 55.3 and 1:23.2, while Arbin (Luke Hanners) started the outer flow heading into the clubhouse turn. By the three-quarter pole, the compact field had 3-in and 3-out with less than four lengths covering the field.
Powering through the stretch, Carbine won under a hand drive by one and a half lengths over Stars Align A (Dan Noble); Arbin held on for third.
Carbine is owned by Odds On Racing and now has nine wins in 16 seasonal starts and is just shy of a half-million in career earnings, with $497,969. The 6-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere has done double duty all spring, breeding 46 mares.
Carbine Wins! Eldorado Scioto Downs June 16th 2024
There were two opens on the card at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday night, June 16th 2024. In the $26,000 Open, Carbine grabbed the lead just past the quarter pole and held on to beat a hard-charging Charlie May by ¾ of a length in 1:49.2. Austin Hanners drove from trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. It was the 10th win in 18th starts for Carbine this year. He has earned $217,645 this year for Odds On Racing. Congratulations to Carbine and the team at Odds On Racing!
Carbine, a 6-year-old by Somebeachsomewhere who is trained by Virgil Morgan Jr. and owned by Odds On Racing, is doing double-duty this spring as he is both breeding and racing.
Columbus, Ohio 2024
— The 2024 opening weekend at Eldorado Scioto Downs has come to a close. The cool night air during all three race cards may have hampered the fans on the patio, but inside establishments were full, especially Saturday night with a sold-out clubhouse.
Carbine went gate-to-wire to win by a neck over Little Rocket Man. Conrad photo.
The $27,000 Open Pace on Saturday (May 11) saw the first sub-1:50 mile of the season when Carbine (Austin Hanners) went gate-to-wire to win by a neck over Little Rocket Man (Jeremy Smith) in 1:49.2. Little Rocket Man got away fourth and pressured Carbine for the last quarter-mile, posting a :26.4 last quarter but fell just short of the win.
Carbine, a 6-year-old by Somebeachsomewhere who is trained by Virgil Morgan Jr. and owned by Odds On Racing, is doing double-duty this spring as he is both breeding and racing. He has now won eight of 14 on the year with $171,395 earned, which pushes his lifetime earnings to $478,719.