Railee Something zips clear of opposition

OAK GROVE, Ky. — After crossing the beam dead-on with Amigo Volo two weeks ago, Railee Something (International Moni) again crossed the finish line first but this time was all by her lonesome in progress to a lifetime-best equaling 1:52 harness racing performance in winning the $40,000 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday afternoon (July 1).

Leaving from post 5, Railee Something (driven by Joey Putnam) swooped to the top and pocketed 3-5 favorite DP Freedoms Chrome (Marvin Luna) moving to a :26.3 first quarter. Railee Something snagged a breather to the half in :55.4 and stayed on the muscle as she soon endured a pocket-popping challenge from DP Freedoms Chrome to the backstretch. Putnam still held a confident grip on his charge while staving off DP Freedoms Chrome through three-quarters in 1:24.1 and she then zipped clear of the competition straightening for the finish. Railee Something reached for the line wrapped up and on a widening advantage, crossing the finish 4-1/4 lengths better than 30-1 shot Oh Look Magic (Devon Tharps), who saved ground for second. DP Freedoms Chrome tired to third, another five lengths behind, and Whiskey Lou (Matt Krueger) rallied for fourth.

RAILEE SOMETHING REPLAY

A 5-year-old homebred daughter of International Moni for owner Ron Mersky, Railee Something collected her sixth win from nine starts this season and her 26th victory from 54 starts, good for $1,045,946 in earnings. Roger Cullipher trains the mare, who paid $5.66 to win.

Black Button (Atlee Bender) won later on the afternoon in the co-featured $24,000 Open 2 Trot to start a natural hat trick for the meet’s leading trainer Erv Miller. Black Button grabbed the lead through a :27.1 first quarter and carved sensible fractions of :56 and 1:25.3 to then wrap the 1:55.2 mile three lengths better than closing Empire Builder (Marvin Luna). Miller trains the 4-year-old daughter of Tactical Landing, who paid $7.18 to win. Miller then won in the following races with TH Rizzo (Atlee Bender, 1:55.1 winning mile; $8.64 to win) and Night Warrior (Atlee Bender, 1:56.3; $7.44).

Racing continues at Oak Grove on Monday (July 7) with the second preliminary of Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year-olds of both sexes and gaits. First-race post time at Oak Grove is 1:25 p.m. (CDT). For free past performances and more information on Oak Grove, visit oakgrovegaming.com.

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

From Oak Grove Racing