Harrington, DE — Rodney Wyatt and Jason Skinner’s Warren’s Charm ($14.80, Art Stafford Jr.) was a 1:55.4 winner in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) 2-year-old pacing filly final at Harrington Raceway on Tuesday (Oct. 14).
The He’s Watching filly tucked in third early from post 7 before pressing leader Burlesque Belle at three-quarters and drawing off for a five-length win. Favorites Odds On Put Option and Just Applause both went off stride early in the mile.
Warren’s Charm notched her fourth win in five career starts for trainer/co-owner Skinner.
In the overnight feature, the $18,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace, Jett Propelled ($34.60, Jason Thompson) won in 1:53. Square Deal made the lead early at the opening quarter mile in :27.2 while Jett Propelled sat in the pocket and Huntress headed the outer tier through a half mile in :55.4. Huntress applied stout pressure to three-quarters in 1:24.3 and edged clear of Square Deal as they battled through the final turn, while Melody Hanover gathered momentum three-wide. Jett Propelled, however, surged down the passing lane with the inside route and out-kicked Melody Hanover to the finish. Huntress held third.
It was the third win of the year for Jett Propelled, whose seasonal earnings surpassed $80,000 for owner/trainer Bob Shahan. It was a new lifetime mark for Jett Propelled, a DSBF graduate and daughter of Roddy’s Bags Again.
The eighth race featured a group of female drivers competing for charity in the “Pink Pace.” The drivers graciously donated their earnings from the race to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, a local charity that aims to increase breast cancer awareness. Leslie Joyce won the race with Mad Anne ($28.20) in 1:59 for owner/trainer Elizabeth Shockley.