Bythemissal highlights $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park

This year’s Adios victor Bythemissal has been named the 7-5 morning line favorite in Saturday’s (Aug. 13) $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park. The Buckeye-bred headlines an accomplished group of nine 3-year-old pacers in Northfield Park’s premier event.

The Milstein, a race by invitation only, is slated as race 10 on an impressive 16-race program, with purses of more than $700,000. First-race post time is 6 p.m.

A son of Downbytheseaside (winner of the 2017 Milstein), a victory for Bythemissal would mark consecutive years that an Ohio-bred was victorious against open company in this event. Charlie May won the Milstein last year and will race as the prohibitive favorite in the $100,000 President’s Pace, a race for older Ohio-sired pacers (by invitation only) on the undercard.

Bythemissal has won seven of eight career races and enters off scores in the $350,000 Adios at The Meadows and $65,000 Ohio State Fair at Scioto Downs. The Ron Burke trainee has banked $285,250 in purses throughout his young career and drew post five in Saturday’s main event for owners Burke Racing Stable, Eric Good, Rich Lombardo Racing and Weaver Bruscemi, Bythemissal’s regular pilot, Chris Page, will drive.