Drivers Jeremy Smith and Chris Page battled for the lead driver position during the first month of the Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway meeting. The two met again in Wednesday night’s (October 15) trot, which cost $22,000.
Smith had the big betting favorite, Angel Nation on top for the first quarter mile station and was able to control the fractions of :28.1, :57.2 and 1:26.
Page had Fiftyfour K leave the gate and during the first part of the mile they found themselves at the back of the field of eight.
Fiftyfour K was given a race track and crossed the finish line first and was within 1 1/4 lengths at the three-quarter mark.
Angel Nation used a :28.2 final quarter to pull away from Fiftyfour K by 3 ½ lengths in 1:54.2.
Rose Run Valor (Kayne Kauffman) used a pocket seat trip to finish third.
ANGEL NATION REPEAT
The eight-year-old gelding son of Archangel is conditioned by Antonia Storer for the Friendship Stable.
The winner scored for the twelfth time in 34 starts of the season and increases his 2025 earnings to $132,570.
Smith currently leads the standings over Page by a 38-37 margin.
In the $19,000 conditioned trot, Easter Jack (Brett Miller) took his fourth straight win with an off-pace effort.
Spaaaanzano (Tyler Smith) and E Pass (Austin Hanners) received the first call, with Spaaaanzano leading after the quarter in :27.3 and at the half in :56.1.
Miller had Easter Jack first over and in the lead at the three-quarter mark in 1:24.
Easter Jack sprinted home, beating a closing distance finisher (Brady Galliers) by four lengths.
Spaaaanano retained third place.
The finishing time of 1:52.4 equaled the lifetime mark of the four-year-old Dover Dan gelding.
Easter Jack is co-owned by John Robert Schwartz and trainer Kyle Husted.
The win was his 14th this season and pushed his earnings above $100,000 in 2025.
Thursday’s Dayton Raceway 14 race card kicks off at 4 p.m.
For full race results, click here: American trotting results
By means of Jay Wolf for Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway
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