All of the trophies for the 2021 Ohio Champions will be presented at Belterra Park after races 2-4 on Best of Ohio Day June 3rd.
Please see below the list of all Award Winners!
A special award known as the Award of Merit will be presented to Mrs. Neva Veit in memory of her late husband Greg who served Ohio racing over a long career.
Congratulations to all of the Winners! Please come out and join us for the celebration of all that is great in Ohio Racing!!!
Photo Courtesy of JJ Zamaiko Photography
Jerry Laria’s Cali Dream, an 8 year old daughter of Cowboy Cal out of the Afternoon Deelights mare Afternoon Dreams, captured the J. William Petro Memorial Handicap at Thistledown this afternoon at odds of 63-1!. Ridden by Fernando Salazar Becerra and trained by Gary Johnson, Cali Dream laid close to the pace then made a determined stretch run to best favored Sally Strong by a nose in 1:47:66 for the mile and 1/16th. Market Success rallied to get third.
This was Cali Dream’s first win since winning the Pay the Man Stakes on August 24th, 2019! Today’s victory pushed her over the $420,000 mark for her career illustrating once again how lucrative the Ohio bred program can be as well as proving that at least in this case a “Dream” really can come true in spectacular fashion!
Congratulations to all the winning connections – and ticket holders – of Cali Dream.
Photo Courtesy of JJ Zamaiko Photography
Michael Friedman and Nestor Rivera’s Direct Deceit captured the Black Type Michael Rowland Memorial Stakes in wire to wire fashion Saturday May 7th at Jack Thistledown Racino. Ridden by Angel Diaz and trained by Rivera the big gray stopped the timer in 1:11:60 for the 6 furlong distance holding off Authentic Cowtown and Mobil Solution in the field of 10.
Direct Deceit was bred by Bobby Rankin and is by 2021 horse of the year Twinspired out of the Outrageouslyfunny mare Funnys Approval.
Congrats to all the winning connections!
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