OK Heavenly wins again

Race five on Saturday evening was the harness racing feature at Hawthorne Racecourse as filly and mare open pacers battled.

A field of nine lined up with OK Heavenly favored from the outside with driver Casey Leonard in the bike. Getting away for the lead was Kyles Secret, through a contested opening quarter in :28.0 On the backstretch, OK Heavenly moved to take over. After a half in :56.2, OK Heavenly maintained her advantage, covering three quarters in 1:25.0. Early in the lane, OK Heavenly was challenged by Ryleigh's Lilly and contended with that one to the eighth pole. After a stretch battle, OK Heavenly prevailed, holding off the late moves of Fresh Squeezed and Hipnumberone. OK Heavenly stopped the clock in 1:53.0. OK Heavenly is owned by Dandy Farms Inc. and Mark Winship and trained by Angela Coleman.

Multi-Win Evenings

Drivers – Casey Leonard (3 Wins), Kyle Wilfong (2 Wins), Mike Oosting (2 Wins)

Race Winners

Race 1 – Hot Cakes (1:55.3)

Race 2 – Skyway Fireball (1:55.3)

Race 3 – I Could Care Less (1:56.4)

Race 4 – Northern B B (1:54.4)

Race 5 – OK Heavenly (1:53.0)

Race 6 – Misspanderosajones (1:56.1)

Race 7 – Phenomenal (1:55.4)

Race 8 – Schwarber (2:00.1)

Race 9 – Wings (1:55.4)

Race 10 – Wired Hanover (1:59.3)

Race 11 – Sagebrush Sue (1:56.4)

Race 12 – Galyns Gift (1:54.3)

Jim Miller