Line Em Up takes Miami Valley feature

Line Em Up (Betting Line, Luke Hanners) won the $28,000 Fillies and Mares Open harness racing pace at Miami Valley Raceway on Sunday (Jan. 14).

Kat (Chris Page) took the early lead. As they scrambled to the quarter in :28.1, Mossdale Lottee N  (Tyler Smith) stole the lead, with Lee Loo (Trace Tetrick) coming up to challenge from the outside. As they headed to the half mile in :57.1, Newsy N (Dan Noble) led the way, followed by Lee Loo in second and Mossdale Lottee N in third.

Newsy N was holding on to the lead by a length and a half. From the outside, Comaneci (Josh Sutton) was first-over, and moving into the two hole, leaving Lee Loo in the pocket in third. They passed the three-quarter mile in 1:25.2.

At the top of the stretch, Line Em Up wrestled the lead away from Newsy N from the outside and kept it, crossing the wire first in 1:54. Newsy N followed in second and Lee Loo finished in third.

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Line Em Up is a 6-year-old mare trained by Jennifer Bongiorno for owners Jb Racing, Evans Nation, and Joseph Di Scala Jr. She paid $56.60 to win.

Trace Tetrick had a driving double. Dan Noble had a driving triple. Brett Miller got a driving grand slam. Jason Brewer got a training grand slam.

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

by Nicolle Kain, for Harnesslink