Famous Father (Luke Plano) was aggressively chased away from the gate, leaving Oh Look Magic in the pocket of the opening panel in no time: 26.2.
Page pulled Oh Look Magic’s right line, regained the lead and managed to get a breather of: 29.2 in the second quarter.
Oh Look Magic extended the lead down the backstretch and before the three-quarter mark in 1:23.3.
The big favorite rode to a victory by 3 ¼ lengths in 1:52.2.
Flagman (Rick Plano) beat out Easter Jack (Brett Miller) and Triathlon As (Jeremy Smith) for the spot.
Ron Burke trains the five-year-old Lookslikeachpndale gelding for the Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi.
Just one race earlier, a three-horse photo finish resulted in a dead heat for the win in the $10,000 filly and mare condition claiming pace.
Stonebridge Alibi (Brett Miller) and Sectionline Flame (Tyler Smith) stood noses apart at the start, foreshadowing events to come.
Sectionline Flame eventually reached the top and passed the quarter in:27.3.
Rose Run Anabelle (Sam Widger) made a quick charge forward and led the field of eight after half in:57.1 and three quarters in 1:25.3.
The top three had some distance from the others and came down the track as a group: Sectionline Flame in the passing lane, Stonebridge Alibi on the outside and Rose Run Anabelle in the middle.
The photo couldn’t separate Stonebridge Alibi and Sectionline Flame from victory.
Rose Run Anabelle was officially a neck back in third place.
The final time of 1:54.4 resulted in new life points for both winners.
Sectionline Flame is co-owned by trainer Herman Hagerman and Charles Reeve.
Roy Murphy, Jr. trains and owns Stonebridge Alibi.
Hollywood Gaming’s Thursday card at Dayton Raceway (Nov. 20) goes to post at 4 p.m. Free past performance pages are available at www.hollywooddaytonraceway.com.
For full race results, click here: American trotting results.
By means of Jay Wolf for Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway
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