by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs

Thursday’s (Feb. 10) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs and Cal Expo.

Crazy Dream sets lifetime mark in Dover feature

Dover, DE — Crazy Dream scored his third win in five starts this year in the $14,500 featured pace on Thursday at Dover Downs. Ron Pierce collected four winning drives.

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Crazy Dream overtook pacesetter PW Rainbow in mid-stretch and set a 1:53.4 lifetime mark.

In a garrison charge down the lane, Corey Callahan and WJ MCDougall Racing’s Crazy Dream emerged from a cluster of young pacers to overtake pacesetter PW Rainbow (Jim Morand) in mid-stretch and go on to set a 1:53.4 lifetime record. Mattgician (Tony Morgan) came in second with Upto (Corey Braden) taking third. Ron Dixon trains Crazy Dream, a Dream Away-Wacky Scooter gelding.

With Ron Pierce making the winner’s circle four times, the Hall of Famer moves back into first place in the Leading Driver standings. Pierce leads Corey Callahan 148 wins to 147. Tony Morgan had a driving double.

— Marv Bachrad

Cal Expo
Being off 13 days didn’t stop Alpine Hawk from winning his 35th career race. A half dozen trotters were featured at Cal Expo on Thursday night for a purse of $4,500 in which Alpine Hawk was game in victory. Coming away third into first half fractions of :30 and 1:01.1, driver Rich Wojcio was pleased when John McKeon, Jr. made a big second quarter move from last with his Broadway Victory, who cleared to the point at the 9-16ths pole. Squeezing out at the three-quarter station, timed in 1:29.3, Wojcio augmented his chances. Now 1-3/4 lengths off the pocket pulling Big Baller very late in the final turn and 2-3/4 lengths off the lead into the stretch, Wojcio moved his charge three-wide with 3-16ths of a mile to go. Getting asked at the seven-eighths pole and now flying at mid-stretch, Alpine Hawk had to deal with Big Baller digging in late. Outfighting a tough Big Baller while mostly under hand urging, the 10-year-old was up on the wire to win ($8.40) by a head. Owned by Jim Winske and trained by Gordie Graham, the gelding stopped the timer at 1:58.3. Big Baller had to settle for the place honors and Franks Best finished 1-3/4 lengths farther back in third. Also on the Thursday card, Tim Maier had a training and driving grand slam.