Columbus, OH — 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.

 

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“It was all Carbine in the $34,000 Open Handicap Pace at Miami Valley Raceway Thursday. Trace Tetrick took Carbine to the lead and never looked back, cutting fractions of :26.1, :53.4, 1:21.3 as he rolled to a three-length victory it 1:49. It was the third win in six starts for Virgil Morgan Jr. trainee. Carbine has now earned over $350,000 in his lifetime.”