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Monday’s (January 26) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs and Pompano Park.

I Ain’t No Fool repeats in Dover Open

Dover, DE — For the second consecutive week and third time this meet, I Ain’t No Fool won the $26,000 Open Pace on Monday at Dover Downs.

Fotowon photo

I Ain’t No Fool and Tim Tetrick crossed the finish line in 1:51.2 in Dover’s Open Pace.

In a carbon copy performance, I Ain’t No Fool, this week from post eight, took the lead at the start and cut out all the fractions for a 1:51.2 victory. Tim Tetrick was in the bike for trainer Kevin Lare and owners Tom Lazzaro and Harness The Power. JK Lullabye and Ron Pierce took a shot at the leader in the stretch, but to no avail. Cool Cal with Jon Roberts finished third.

An altered son of The Panderosa-Fool That I Am, I Ain’t No Fool has won $27,300 in three starts this year and $291,547 lifetime.

Tim Tetrick moved Arty Foster’s Devil’s Ivy to the outside in front of the grandstand and raced alongside leader Brian P (Brandon Givens) until the top of the stretch before pulling away for a 1:53 score in a $22,000 Winners Over Pace. The win was the first of 2009 for the Camluck-Idylwood Legion gelding. Truly Chris (George Dennis) closed strongly for second. Floyd Bromac N (Justin Hite) was third.

Caerleon Hanover continues his ascent, scoring a 1:52.3 triumph in the first of the two $22,000 Winners Over Paces. Claimed in early December for $30,000 by Max Walton and Greg Papaleo, the Western Ideal-Carmellos gelding recorded his fourth win in a row as Ron Pierce drove the front-stepping win. Fields Of Honour A (Brian Sears) finished second with The Midnight Owl N (Jon Roberts) taking show honors.

— Marv Bachrad

Farmer Jones takes featured trot at Pompano

Pompano Beach, FL — Farmer Jones ($5.60) and driver Kevin Wallis made their way to the winner’s circle after taking the $16,000 featured trot at the Isle Pompano Park in 1:55.2 on Monday.

Lap Time Photo – Skip Smith

Farmer Jones (#2) and driver Kevin Wallis won the featured trot at Pompano in 1:55.2.

Karpathos (Wally Hennessey) battled head and head with Battleshoe Victor (Anthony Napolitano) before taking over the lead at the quarter in :27.4. As the field passed the half in :57.3, Richard Simard pulled first up with Hellava Hush and took over the lead at the three-quarters in 1:26.1 with Ginger Tree Jimmy and Joe Pavia pulling three wide.

Down the stretch it was Hellava Hush and Ginger Tree Jimmy noses apart, but it was Farmer Jones and Wallis that split the two to win by a neck over Ginger Tree Jimmy in 1:55.2. Hellava Hush was third, three-quarters of a length behind the winner.

It was the first win of the year for the 7-year-old Credit Winner gelding, lifting his earnings to more than $275,000 for owners Richard Moreau and Sylvain Descheneaux. Farmer Jones is trained by Stephane Bardier for the Richard Moreau Stable.

–Debbie Schaut