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Over a track rated 'good', Homicide Hunter and driver Aaron Merriman captured the $200,000 Charlie Hill Memorial in world record fashion on Saturday (June 9) at Eldorado Scioto Downs....read on
FFAT 1.609 m auto Purse: $200 000 (100,000 - 50,000 - 24,000 - 16,000 - 10,000)
RACE 7 - Scioto Downs - OH - June 9, 2022
Conditions: THE CHARLIE HILL MEMORIAL
Gait: Trot Purse: $200,000 Class: HILL MEM Distance: 1 Mile Track Cond: GOOD | Sta | Häst | Kön | Kusk | Tränare | Rek | Intj | Far | Mor | Morfar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN SECRET | v6 | Ronnie Wrenn Jr | Ron Burke | 11,0 | 459 810 | DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE | SECRET MAGIC | CANTAB HALL |
| 2 | I KNOW MY CHIP | v6 | Sam Widger | Walter Haynes Jr | 09,7 | 707 779 | DEEP CHIP | MADELINE'S CROWN | PEGASUS SPUR |
| 3 | CRAZY WOW | h6 | Chris Page | Ron Burke | 09,1 | 2 277 968 | CRAZED | NO PAN NO GAIN | MR VIC |
| 4 | HOMICIDE HUNTER | v6 | Aaron Merriman | Chris Oakes | 08,5 | 1 125 907 | MR CANTAB | EVENING PRAYER | LIKE A PRAYER |
| 5 | ANOTHER BREATH | v5 | Dan Noble | Jeff Johnson Jr | 10,4 | 276 175 | LOU'S LEGACY | JAILHOUSE BROAD | JAILHOUSE JESSE |
| 6 | WILL TAKE CHARGE | v5 | Jim Morrhill Jr | Jeffrey Gillis | 08,7 | 636 169 | KADABRA | CELEBRITY ANGEL | YANKEE GLIDE |
| 7 | CHARMED LIFE | s8 | Tyler Smith | Rene Allard | 09,9 | 1 337 142 | MAJESTIC SON | CHRISTINA M | MUSCLES YANKEE |
| 8 | SMALLTOWNTHROWDOWN | v5 | Simon Allard | Rene Allard | 10,2 | 706 278 | CASH HALL | ANN'S PROMISE | BALANCED IMAGE |
| 9 | MARION MARAUDER | h5 | Roger Mayotte | Paula Wellwood | 09,2 | 2 588 200 | MUSCLE HILL | SPELLBOUND HANOVER | DONERAIL |
HN Horse PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Finish Actual LQ Odds
4 Homicide Hunter 3 4/2T 3°/1 1/1H 1/3 1/4H 1:50.3 28.3 3.30
1 In Secret 1 3/1Q 4°/2H 3°/2 2/3 2/4H 1:51.2 29.0 9.90
7 Charmed Life 6 6/5T 5/3H 5/4 4/4H 3/4T 1:51.3 28.4 43.20
2 I Know My Chip 2 1/Q 1/1 2/1H 3/3H 4/8H 1:52.1 30.0 7.10
5 Another Breath 4 5/3T 6/4 6/5 5/7H 5/9T 1:52.3 29.3 19.70
6 Will Take Charge 5X 7/20T 7/16 7/15 7/12H 6/10 1:52.3g 27.3 *0.50
8 Smalltownthrowdown 7 2°/Q 2/1 4°/3 6/8H 7/15Q 1:53.3 31.0 11.70
9 Marion Marauder SCR SK SCR
3 Crazy Wow SCR SK SCR | Time: | 26.3 | 54.2 | (27.4) | 1:22.0 | (27.3) | 1:50.3 | (28.3) |
1st Homicide Hunter (6, G Mr Cantab - Evening Prayer - Like A Prayer)
Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Crawford Farms Racing - NY
Breeder(s): Dr. Patrick Graham - IL
2nd In Secret (6, G Deweycheatumnhowe - Secret Magic - Cantab Hall)
Registered Owner(s): Burke Racing Stable LLC - PA, Weaver Bruscemi LLC - PA, J&T; Silva Stables, LLC - NY, Lawrence Karr - NJ
Breeder(s): Brittany Farms LLC - KY
3rd Charmed Life (8, M Majestic Son - Christina M - Muscles Yankee)
Registered Owner(s): Allard Racing Inc - QC, Yves Sarrazin - QC, Vip Internet Stable LLC - NJ
Breeder(s): William Jones - KY | photo |
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Over a track rated 'good', Homicide Hunter and driver Aaron Merriman captured the $200,000 Charlie Hill Memorial in world record fashion on Saturday (June 9) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
The winning time of 1:50.3 equaled the world record for an older gelding trotter on a five-eighths-mile track and was a stakes and track record.
Defending champion Crazy Wow and two-time Dan Patch Award-winner Marion Marauder were scratched sick, reducing the field to seven horses. Race-favourite Will Take Charge went off stride at the start and finished sixth.
I Know My Chip took the early lead in a :26.3 opening quarter-mile before seeing Smalltownthrowdown get the top spot prior to the half-mile point. Driver Sam Widger moved I Know My Chip back to the lead at the half, reached in :54.2, but faced pressure from Homicide Hunter, who was in front by the time he reached three-quarters in 1:22. Homicide Hunter pulled away to win by four-and-a-half lengths over In Secret (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.), with Charmed Life (Tyler Smith) finishing third.
Homicide Hunter is a six-year-old gelding by Mr Cantab out of Evening Prayer. He is owned by Crawford Farms Racing of New York and trained by Chris Oakes. The horse was bred by Patrick Graham.
For the year, Homicide Hunter has won two of three races and earned $116,500. For his career, he has won 32 of 65 starts and banked $1.22 million.
The Charlie Hill Memorial honours Hall of Famer Charles Hill, who was the founder and former president and chairman of the board of Scioto Downs.
Homicide Hunter went off at odds of 3-1 and paid $8.60 to win.
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