Dover, DE — Yanks Dugout rallied off cover to notch his second consecutive win, doing so in Tuesday’s (Feb. 1) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Dover Downs.

Yanks Dugout lifted off cover to win Tuesday’s Open Handicap Trot at Dover Downs. Fotowon photo.

Yanks Dugout landed in seventh from his assigned outside post while Northern Express circled three-wide to clear Morairtime and Quiksilvr Bluechip just beyond a contested :26.4 opening quarter. Stueben Hanover began a first-over advance out of fifth with a lap to go, and Tony Morgan angled Yanks Dugout second-over to shadow live cover through middle splits of :56.1 and 1:25.2. At the top of the stretch, Yanks Dugout launched a late brush off cover and nabbed Northern Express by a neck to win in 1:54.3. Quiksilvr Bluechip lunged out of traffic to just miss the top pair.

Ron Burke trains Yanks Dugout, a 5-year-old Triumphant Caviar gelding who paid $7.60 to win, for Ivan and Duke Sugg.

Morgan and Tim Tetrick won three races each on the card.

Scuola Hanover, Shes Pukka N and Soho Burning Love A will square off in the $25,000 Mares Open Pace, carded as the 12th race on Wednesday night’s (Feb. 2) program. First post is 4:30 p.m.