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Thursday’s (Feb. 2) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs.

Connie Lauxmont makes it three straight in soph trot at Dover

Dover, DE — On Groundhog’s day, Connie Lauxmont came out of his stall and saw his stall meaning at least one more win this winter, turning back seven foes en route to equaling his own early season record in a 3-year-old colt trot on Thursday, Feb. 2 at Dover Downs.

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Connie Lauxmont recored his second straight win in 1:59 on Thursday in the $13,000 feature trot at Dover Downs.

For the third straight time, Roger Plante guided Connie Lauxmont to victory, the second time recording a 1:59 triumph to win a $13,000 3,4&5-year-old feature trot. The Conway Hall–Lady Law colt posted a wire-to-wire win for owners Carol and trainer Jim Atkinson. Mo Tator (Jon Roberts) was second with Why Not Lindy (Matt Kakaley) third.

Connie Lauxmont is sixth winner Atkinson has trained this meet, with five seconds and two thirds from only 23 starters for a near .390 UTRS, harness racing’s equivalent to a baseball batting average.

Jokin’ Man won the top pace of the day with George Dennis driving, a 1:54.2 victory in a $10,100 3,4&5-year-old event. An altered son of Real Desire-Kiddin’onthesquare, Jokin’ Man won for the second time this year for owners Darrell Lewis and Vincent Bradley Stable. SB Mikes Hot Beach (Sean Bier) was runner-up. Levrier (Jack Parker Jr.) took third.

With three wins, Matt Kakaley now has won 1,994 races in his young career. Corey Callahan posted a driving double.

John Wagner had one winning drive. His next win will be his 5,000th.

— Marv Bachrad