by Marv Bachrad, for Dover Downs

Dover, DE — It was deja vu in the Tuesday (Feb. 28) feature at Dover Downs as Barbara’s Shadow beat Dismissal, still the odds-on public choice, to the finish line in the $15,000 featured mare pace to score her second consecutive victory. It was her third trip to the winner’s circle in her last four trips to the post.

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Barbara’s Shadow captures her fourth win in 2017 and second consecutive victory in the featured event at Dover Downs on Tuesday evening.

Vic Kirby left fastest with Barbara’s Shadow then yielded to Dismissal and Yannick Gingras in a repeat performance of the previous Tuesday. Gingras controlled the pace as Dismissal held off a brief encounter with On Your Six (George Dennis) at the three-quarters with Barbara’s Shadow remaining in the garden spot.

Turning for home on the straightaway Kirby pulled his Shadow Play-Bababababarbarapan 4-year-old quickly to the outside to engage Dismissal for several steps, then rushed past to post a 1:51.4 victory by a neck.

Kirby, trainer Leigh Raymer and Brian Hoffecker own the winner of five of eight races this year with a second and a third earning $44,922 and $$80,136 lifetime. In The Shadows (Tony Morgan) picked up third money.

Tim Tetrick guided JFE Enterprise’s Scandalicious to her first win of the year taking the swift daughter of American Ideal-The Company Store right to the front and never looking back en route to a 1:52.1 decisive win. Westluckycam (Gingras) was the runner-up. That Woman Hanover (Art Stafford Jr.) was the show finisher.

Scandalicious now has won 23 times in her career for a $372,655 bankroll. The win was also the 977th win for trainer Scott DiDomenico.

Tetrick drove a triple, Kirby, Jim Morand, owner/trainer Leigh Ramer and trainer Les Givens had two wins each.

Earl’s Speeder and Celebrity Pegasus, at odds of 1-2 in last week’s match, lead the $15,000 feature heading the Wednesday (March 1) card.