Plainville, MA — Coming off a lifetime best 1:50.3 effort last week, Dandy’s Evrlasting bounced right back and won again in decisive fashion in the $25,000 featured Winners-Over Pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (June 29).

Matty Athearn sent Dandy’s Evrlasting to the front and led at every station from there. After getting to the half in :55.4, an outer flow formed headed by La Bella Vita N (Shawn Gray), who gained to within a length of the leader at three-quarters. When they reached the top of the stretch, that margin was down to one-half length and the field was starting to bunch with Wolverina (Nick Graffam) and Racey Rach N (Bruce Ranger) joining the fray. As the girls headed towards the line, Athearn asked for more and got it from Dandy’s Evrlasting, who dug in and separated by 1-3/4 lengths to win in 1:51.4.

Dandy’s Evrlasting edged clear for a second consecutive win against Plainridge Park’s top-flight distaffers. Tom Melanson photo.

It was the sixth victory of the year for the 4-year-old Dandy’s Evrlasting ($14.60), who is owned by Dandy Farms Racing and Ft Racing Stable. Jimmy Nickerson was the winning trainer.

Athearn and Nickerson also combined to win with Hespoisedtopounce A (1:50.1, $2.60) and Givenupdreaming (1:52.2, $4.80) to claim a team hat trick.

There was a pair of $20,000 co-featured paces that saw both winners take new lifetime marks.

First, Duke Of Cornwall N (Mitchell Cushing) put in a powerful performance by coming first-over past the quarter to take the lead before the half, and then maintained a 1-1/2-length lead for the remainder of the race to win easily in a career best 1:49.2.

It was the fourth straight win for Duke Of Cornwall N ($2.20) and owner Richard Poillucci. Tahnee Camilleri trains the winner.

In the second event, Little Willy (Brett Beckwith) was in his element on the point, setting fractions of :26.3, :55.3 and 1:23.1 before turning for home and holding off a tripped-out Skyway Victor (Mitchell Cushing) to win by a half length in a lifetime best 1:50.4.

Little Willy ($9.20) is owned and trained by Melissa Beckwith.

Team Beckwith also won with Boston (1:51.4, $3.00) to get a double for the day.

Drivers Mitchell Cushing and Shawn Gray joined the Beckwiths with two wins each on Thursday.

Live racing at Plainridge Park will resume on Monday (July 3) at 4 p.m.; there will be a $5,261 carryover in the Wicked Hi-5 pentafecta wager in race six.