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Fall of seven horses at Oak Grove Racing

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On Tuesday, July 2, an accident involving seven horses occurred during the 13th and final harness race of the day at Oak Grove Racing. Five harness racers were transported by ambulance. All horses involved were able to get back on their feet after the accident.

Driver Devon Tharps was reported to be conscious and taken to an ambulance. Cordarius Stewart was also in that ambulance. Stephen White was conscious and taken to an ambulance. Marvin Luna and Atlee Bender were also taken to ambulances.

The accident occurred as the field passed the three-quarter mile mark in 1:25.4 minutes, with Shamwow (Brandon Bates) in the lead and Lil Joe III (Geremy Bobbit) in first. They cleared the accident as the rest of the field behind them was involved in the accident. The race was declared a no contest.

Drivers Pat Curtin, Joey Putnam and Zyler Maxwell got up and walked.

According to Ray Cotolo on Twitter, riders Devon Tharps, Cordarius Stewart, Stephen White, Marvin Luna and Atlee Bender were taken to ambulances. He also wrote that all of the horses were up and walking.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

from Steve Wolffor Harnesslink

Atlee Bender and Erv Miller Trainee Sparks Fly (Pub crawl) held on despite a run-up in the first round to secure a narrow victory in the $40,000 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday afternoon (July 2).

Sparks Fly (#1) wins the $40,000 Open Trot

Starting from post 1, Bender found himself in third place with Sparks Fly when Pioneer As (ridden by Marvin Luna) ventured forward and took the lead from Oh Look Magic (Devon Tharps) after a :27 first quarter. Pioneer As then rolled to a :56.3 half and rode unchallenged in the lead until Bender cleverly overtook Sparks Fly on the backstretch. Sparks Fly then raced on Pioneer As, reaching three quarters in 1:25.3 and fighting his way to a narrow lead on the homestretch.

Pioneer As continued to fight his way inside and Amigo Volo (Joey Putnam) rolled out of cover and was late to make the push. Sparks Fly reached the bar in time to hold off Amigo Volo’s final charge by a nose in a 1:54 mile, while Pioneer As settled for third and Oh Look Magic ran in fourth.

Sparks Fly, a four-year-old gelding, has now won nine races in 25 starts and earned $156,950 for owners Ervin Miller Stable Inc. and Douglas Overhiser. His winning price was $16.06.

Live racing continues at Oak Grove on Sunday (July 7) with a 15-race Kentucky Sire Stakes card beginning at 3 p.m. (CDT). Oak Grove will also switch to a three-day racing schedule beginning on July 7 and running through the end of the meet. Free program pages for each race day, courtesy of TrackMaster, are available on the Oak Grove Racing Website.

Click here to view the full race results: Results of the US Trotting Competition.

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