Workinitonbroadway (Chris Page) won the $22,500 Open Trot on a special make-up Wednesday (Feb. 17) program at Miami Valley Raceway.
The five-year-old son of Broadway Hall got the best of Weslynn Quest, Another Breath and seven other rivals in 1:54.4. The victory was the 17th for Workinitonbroadway, the Burke Racing-Weaver Bruscemi LLC-owned winner of just under $200,000.
Also featured on the program were championship legs of the R. J. Brown Memorial trotting series for non-winners of two races or $20,000 lifetime as well as the $15,000 final of the popular Survivor Series for pacing mares.
Howyadoinbub ran his win streak to three with an impressive 1:55.1 win from an outside post position. The four-year-old son of Dejarmbro has started 2021 with a bang after racing just once as a three-year-old. Trainer Bobbi Jo Brewer recently took over the training duties from co-owner Brian Georges, who became frustrated with the talented colt’s quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Its A Herbie overcame an uncovered overland journey to win Miami Valley’s $22,500 Open Trot on Tuesday (Feb. 9) for the second straight week.
Trainer-driver LeWayne Miller has the five-year-old son of Here Comes Herbie in fine form for owner Verlin Yoder, who lives and trains the rest of his stable in Florida in the winter months.
Miller settled Its A Herbie along the pylons into fourth briefly as the 10-horse field hit the quarter in :28.4. It wasn’t long thereafter, however, that the winner began his first-up pursuit of the leader Muscle Fashion. Up to third at the pedestrian :58 half, Its A Herbie managed to lap on to Muscle Fashion’s wheel just past the 1:26.4 third timing station. The two raced as a team until halfway down the lane when Miller’s mount pulled away to the 1:55.3 victory. Swan Chase proved best of the rest.