Harrington, DE – Andrew Stafford, Thomas Ireland and Bonnie Benson’s Killer Stripes ($3.20, Art Stafford Jr.) was the fastest of two $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) 3-year-old pacing filly winners Tuesday (June 13) at Harrington Raceway and remains unbeaten in her young career.
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Killer Stripes overcame post seven early to make a comfortable lead, where she would stay throughout as Hold My Wine gained first over and pressed the leader gamely in the stretch but would come up a head short at the wire. Killer Stripes notched her fourth straight win for trainer and co-owner Andrew Stafford. The Badlands Hanover filly has banked $80,000 lifetime and was 3-for-3 in her freshman campaign last season.
Stephen Messick’s Misty Coast ($2.20, Art Stafford Jr.) prevailed in the second split, off an overland trip where she surged on the final turn and was a three-length winner Kims Secret Search and No Gel Nikki for her ninth career win. The Powerful Mist filly was a 1:56.4 winner for trainer Les Givens.
In the overnight feature, the $20,000 Mares Open, James Magno and Joseph Fonte’s Incaseyoudidn’tknow ($5.40, Jim Morand) was a 1:51.4 winner over Divine Deo and Feeling Sweet. It was the fifth win of the season for the 5-year-old Always B Miki mare trained by Les Givens.
Pat Berry, Allan Davis and Art Stafford Jr. each had three wins on the card.
Four divisions of 3-year-old trotters will complete the first leg of DSBF action Wednesday (June 14). The second leg of DSBF stakes will take place June 19-21 with the $100,000 finals on July 27.