TDN Starting Gate After the long fall and winter stand at Mahoning Valley Racetrack in Youngstown, the Ohio Thoroughbred circuit is on the move. Spring and summer action in the Buckeye State begins with Thistledown’s meet opener on Monday in North Randall, just outside of Cleveland. Belterra Park in Cincinnati will follow, opening its season on Friday, May 1. An eight-race Monday program kicks off Thistledown’s 100-day live racing season, which runs through Oct. 8. The track

Rogues a Plotting and Luis Rivera bounce to a 3 1/2 length win. Photo courtesy of Conrad Photography “It ain’t over ‘till it's over.” In Thursday’s featured $33,700 allowance event at Mahoning Valley it looked like our Dr. Spirito shook off the constant challenge of the odds-on favorite and had clear sailing as the field straightened into the stretch. Former paddock pal, Rogues a Plotting, who led by a small margin for the first two furlongs, appeared to be backing up from