Wyatt Avenatti, Kevin Miller Do Well At Cumberland Co. Harness Racing

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Published on August 14 2024 6:53 am
Last Updated on August 14 2024 8:22 am
Written by Millie Lange

TOLEDO -- Wyatt Avenatti was the driving winner in seven of the 13 harness races at the Cumberland County Fair Tuesday while Kevin Miller was the trainer for six winners.

Five of those races were Avenatti and Miller combined. In the opening race, the Illini 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, Avenatti guided Truly A Winner to the victory in 2:02 1/5 while Miller was the trainer.

The duo got back-to-back-back victories as the second race also went to Avenatti and Miller who won with Fort Perry. Fort Perry crossed the finish line in 2:05 2/5 in the Illini 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace.

The third race was Tonto Returns with Avenatti in the bike and Miller the trainer. Tonto Returns claimed the win in the Illini 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace in 2:06.

Darla Martin Lohman, an Effingham resident, broke up the duo as she won the third race behind Bettingonyou. Martin Lohman also trained Bettingonyou who won the Illini 2-Year-Old Filly Trot in 2:10 4/5.

The fifth race of the day, the Illini 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot, was claimed by Hopes De Vie with Mike Cox in the bike. Hopes De Vie won in 2:14 4/5.

The sixth race, the Filly & Mare Pace, was won by Ideal Dancer. Jordan Patton drove Ideal Dancer to the win in 2:03 1/5.

Martin Lohman then came back with her second victory in the Illini 3-Year-Old Filly Trot. She drove Gjlindagrit to the win in 2:04 4/5. Martin Lohman is the trainer.

The eighth race went to Jerome Daniels behind Tys Kosmac in the Illini 3-year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot. The duo won in 2:05.

Avenatti then came back to drive his fourth horse to victory in the Illini 3-Year-Old Filly Pace. Big Flicka was the winner in 2:02 3/5.

The dynamic duo of Avenatti and Miller were winners in the next two races. Paradise Tomorrow won the Illini 3-Year-Old FIlly Pace in 2:03 while Vertical Speed was a winner in the Illini 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace in 2:00 1/5.

Avenatti then picked up his sixth victory on the card behind Fillys Revenge. The pair crossed the finish line in the IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Filly/Mare Pace in 1:58.0.

The final race, the IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Horse/Gelding Pace, went to Foxman in 2:00 4/5. The winner was driven by Marcus Detwiler and trainer was Miller for his sixth victory on the day.

Cumberland Co. Fair Harness Racing

Race One

Illini 2-Year-old Filly Pace

Total Purse: $5,360

1. Truly A Winner (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Til You Can't (Marcus Detwiler), 3. Fox Valley Scandal (Matthew Avenatti), 4. Showstopinfennica (Jacquavyian Carter), 5. Annie Annie Annie (Cornelius Cavett), 6. My Mom Likes Menow (Freddie Patton Jr.)

Scratched -- Shark Two

Time -- :30 2/5, 1:01 3/5, 1:32 1/5, 2:02 1/5.

Race Two

Illini 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace

Total Purse: $2,772

1. Fort Perry (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Matt's Session (Matthew Avenatti), 3. Rks Captain (Freddie Patton Jr.), 4. It's Monkey Do (Jordan Patton), 5. Bucky Two Point Oh (Clark Fairley)

Time -- :32 3/5, 1:05 1/5, 1:36, 2:05 2/5.

Race Three

Illini 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace

Total Purse: $2,772

1. Tonto Returns (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Unc Outside (Mike Cox), 3. Its Maj Carlbombay (Jordan Patton), 4. Valley Sage (Darla Martin Lohman), 5. Sharkleggs'arelong (Freddie Patton Jr.)

Time -- :31, 1:03 2/5, 1:35, 2:06.

Race Four

Illini 2-Year-Old Filly Trot

Total Purse: $5,119

1. Bettingonyou (Darla Martin Lohman), 2. Exhibition (Clay Simpson), 3. Classy Little Lady (Jerry Mims), 4. Tus Tiaton (Jerome Daniels), 5. Goldies Louise (Freddie Patton Jr.)

Time -- :36 3/5, 1:07 4/5, 1:40, 2:10 4/5.

Race Five

Illini 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot

Total Purse:  $5,156

1. Hopes De Vie (Mike Cox), 2. Fox Valley Luger (Jerome Daniels), 3. Lous Fortitude (Freddie Patton Jr.), 4. Denny Lou (Chris Brown)

Time -- :34 1/5, 1:07 1/5, 1:41, 2:14 4/5.

Race Six

Filly & Mare Pace

Total Purse: $800

1. Ideal Dancer (Jordan Patton), 2. Rockin Legal (Jerome Daniels), 3. Noexperationdate (Clark Fairley)

Time -- :30 4/5, 1:01, 1:31 3/5, 2:03 1/5.

Race Seven

Illin 3-Year-Old Filly Trot

Total Purse: $4,903

1. Gjlindagrit (Darla Martin Lohman), 2. Hocuspocusnfocus (Mike Cox), 3. Illini Diva (Matthew Avenatti), 4. Lous Esmeralda (Chris Brown), 5. Tru Fortune (Leroy Hunt), 6. Mississippi Model (Jerome  Daniels)

Scratched -- Hope's Darlene

Time -- :32 2/5, 1:03, 1:33 3/5, 2:04 4/5.

Race Eight

Illini 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot

Total Purse: $5,011

1. Tys Kosmac (Jerome Daniels), 2. Lota Grit (Darla Martin Lohman), 3. Hope's Star (Freddie Patton Jr.), 4. Jenna' Legacy (Ray Gash), 5. Fox Valley Nautica (Wyatt Avenatti)

Scratched  -- Muscle Ball

Time -- :31, 1:01 1/5, 1:32 3/5, 2:05.

Race Nine

Illini 3-Year-Old Filly Pace

Total Purse: $2,689

1. Big Flicka (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Fox Valley Venice (Matthew Avenatti), 3. Miss Larry (Marcus Detwiler), 4. Chiquitta (Jacquavyian Carter), 5. Gorgeous American (Cornelius Cavett)

Time -- :31, 1:01 3/5, 1:32 4/5, 2:02 3/5.

Race 10

Illini 3-Year-Old Filly Pace

Total Purse: $2,689

1. Paradise Tonorrow (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. U-c-dee-u-c-annie (Mike Cox), 3. Iyg N Only You (Freddie Patton Jr.), 4. Illini Judy (Harold Finn Jr.)

Scratched -- Shez Honotig.

Time -- :31, 1:02, 1:32, 2:03.

Race 11

Illini 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace

Total Purse: $4,870

1. Vertical Speed (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Scrappy Comingup (Cornelius Cavett), 3. April's Big Guy (Mike Cox)

Time -- :29 3/5, 1:00 4/5, 1:31 3/5, 2:00 1/5.

Race 12

IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Filly/Mare Pace

Total Purse: $1,750

1. Fillys Revenge (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Double Parked (Matthew Avenatti), 3. Ashlee's Lil Angel (Mike Cox), 4. Kandi's Fortune (Freddie Patton Jr.), 5. Dancin Eyes (Cornelius Cavett)

Time -- :29, :58 2/5, 1:28 2/5, 1:58.

Race 13

IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Horse/Gelding Pace

1. Foxman (Marcus Detweiler), 2. Grand Ole Party (Jordan Patton), 3. Fox Valley B Gump (Wyatt Avenatti), 4. Dash Around (Clark Fairley), 5. Flying Marvin (Freddie Patton Jr.), 6. Deputy Dawg (Mike Cox)

Time -- :30, 1:02, 1:32 4/5, 2:00 4/5.