Fifty Rivers delivers as Smith wins five

Fifty Rivers (Fiftydallarbill) proved why the punters sent him off as the heavy 1-2 favorite, grinding out a one length harness racing victory in Wednesday’s (Nov. 11) $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway.

Driven by Trevor Smith and trained by Antonia Storer, the 4-year-old son of Fiftydallarbill settled into a pocket-tracking trip behind pacesetter Jigger Dk (Austin Hanners), who carved out fractions of :26.4, :55.4, and 1:24.0.

In the final turn, Jugger Dk self-destructed with a break in stride, allowing Fifty Rivers a clear path down the lane.

Fifty Rivers crossed the line in 1:52.3, ahead of Hilltop Sonar (Chris Page) and Mehelpingyou (David Miller).

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Fifty Rivers, who is owned by J M F Racing, scored his 11th win of the season, pushing his career earnings to more than $290,000.

Driver Trevor Smith had a huge night winning five of the 14 races contested.

Besides the open trot win, Smith also guided Mystic Terror (1:53.2), Dolly Jean (1:54.2), Team Bravo (1:54.2) and Mel’s Vicki Lou (1:53.1) to victory.

Smith currently sits fourth in the Dayton Raceway driver’s standings with 43 wins.

Dayton Raceway’s 14-race Thursday card will kick off at 4:00 PM.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

By Jay Wolf for Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway