Surreal Ideal brings a 12-race win streak to the Pacey Mindlin Memorial on Saturday at Miami Valley

At 0h03, on May 2, 2026 • By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

Surreal Ideal has been on a dreamlike roll for trainer/co-owner Vernon Beachy. The 8-year-old male pacer will bring a 12-race win streak to Saturday’s (May 2) Grade 3 $100,000 “The Wizard” Pacey Mindlin Memorial at Miami Valley Raceway, and he has not missed a paycheck in 52 consecutive starts dating back to November 2023.

During that 52-race span, the son of So Surreal-Jkmusicofthenite hit the board 45 times, with 25 victories. He finished fourth on five occasions and fifth twice.

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