Legal Transfer entered Miami Valley Racing’s Claim to Fame series championship with a $250,000 bankroll. The 11-year-old pacer added a 36^th victory to his resume with a half-length win in 1:54.4 for driver Jeremy Smith and owner-trainer Adam Short, who, coincidentally, claimed Legal Transfer before he won the series opener.

Short didn’t stop there. He claimed The Dark Shadow for $30,000 and watched him spring a 15-to-1 upset in the $37,500 final of his respective division.

Foolish Heart, now in the Virgil Morgan Jr. barn, followed a similar path to win in the pacing final for fillies and mares. She was claimed out of the first leg of the series for $9,600 by Carl Howard and Dana Parham and earned the $8,750 winner’s share in the final.

A total of 18 claims were made on opening day of the month-long series and eight horses changed hands. The finals carried an average purse of $30,000.

In other Claim to Fame action: Danikova (Chris Page) swept through the series unbeaten; Hal N Sammy (Brett Miller) caught favorite Hell On Wheels for a division title; Smash (John DeLong) sprung a 7-1 upset, but Pet Shark (Sam Widger) did one better, scoring at 17-1 despite being parked the mile; and Insomniac trotted to victory for trainer-driver Brad Galliers.

 IN THE XPRESSLANE: The Meadowlands’ wagering menu will include two Pick 4s, a new 20-cent Pick 5 and a new 20-cent Pick 6 beginning this Friday, Feb. 7. Fans will have plenty of hot drivers to pick from, as Corey Callahan, Vinny Ginsburg and Tim Tetrick combined for 16 wins two weekends ago, Dexter Dunn and Yannick Gingras combined to win 18 of 28 the weekend prior and Andrew McCarthy returned from a vacation to Australia. Callahan swept Saturday’s co-featured preferred pace with Endeavor and $37,500 trot with Pappy Go Go as fans wagered more than $3 million on a card for the second time this year. … Jim Taggart Jr., the leading driver at Monticello in 2019, guided favorite G D Striker to a 5-length victory January 28 for the 5,000^th win of his career. … The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono will launch its 55^th season of racing Saturday, Feb. 8 and continue through the month with 5 p.m. post times on Saturdays and Sundays. Racing on Mondays and Tuesdays will be added the following two months. … Bo Mach (Callahan) won the $30,000 preferred pace at Dover Downs for the second week in a row, posting a front-end win in 1:51.1 at 6-1 odds. … Mike Wilder drove five winners at the Meadows last Friday, including feature-race winner Bettor Than Spring.