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Sunday’s (Dec. 12) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs and Saratoga Gaming and Raceway.

Dover, DE — Corey Callahan drove the winner of both feature races on rainy Sunday, Dec. 23 at Dover Downs, Hoorayforthegray won the $17.000 pace and It’s A Breeze, the $14,000 filly pace, both races for 3, 4&5-year-olds. Callahan completed the night with four winning drives.

In a driving finish Hoorayforthegray steamed between horses to reach the finish line in 1:55.1 for his sixth win of the year raising his seasonal earnings to $44,770. The 3-year-old grey Village Jolt-Bound For Glory gelding trained by Dylan Davis and owned by Housewives Of Delaware, a group of 20 women who own equal shares of the racehorse. Highbeam Rusty N (Eddie Davis Jr.) was runner-up with M A Roy (Ron Pierce) taking third place. Big Guy (Eric Goodell) led until a swarm of rivals came at him entering the stretch. This ended his two race win streak.

It’s A Breeze, overlooked at 9-1, came on in the stretch to score a 1:55.3 triumph in the $14,000 distaff event. Nick Callahan, Corey’s dad, owns and trains the winner, a 4-year-old by Allamerican Native-Radiant Breeze. It was her third win of 2010, bringing her earnings to $54,758 this year.

— Marv Bachrad

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway
The 2010 racing season came to an end on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway. Driver Billy Dobson secured his first ever driving title this weekend, piloting enough winners to hold off defending back-to-back driving champ Frank Coppola to win the title by six victories. Dobson drove a pair of Sunday winners, sitting behind Zap Code (Sealed N Delivered) and in the seasonal finale with Cardine Hanover (Dragon Again). The 26 year old Dobson is a driving champion for the first time in his young career after having a breakout season at Saratoga this year.