by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs

Dover, DE — The Breeders Crown, Little Brown Jug and North America Cup winners are among two select fields in $35,000 Progress Pace eliminations on Sunday, November 7 at Dover Downs.

The co-featured $54,850 Matron two-year-old colt trot elimination boasts 10 starters, including two supplemental entries, on a power packed 15 race program starting at 5:30 p.m.

Two $63,000 Matron Stake eliminations for two-year-old fillies, one for pacers and the other featuring trotters, kickoff the track’s 36th season on Saturday, November 6.

On Saturday, Solveig, owned by John Fielding and Christina Takter, a leading candidate for frosh filly trotter of the year, heads a Matron elimination with a purse of $63,150 in the first race.

Fast Ruffles, owned by Lew Arno and Fred Hertrich, second in the recent Breeders Crown Final, heads an 11 filly lineup in the $63,075 Matron two-year-old filly pace elimination.

The first of two $35,000 Progress Pace eliminations on Sunday features six top colts banging heads, with the first four finishers qualifying for the November 14 $345,000 Final.

Lloyd Arnold’s Quik Pulse Mindale, the fastest sophomore of the season, drew the rail with M and L Of Delaware’s Mantacular, winner of the $1,189,535 North American Cup Final, Perfect World Enterprises’ Breeders Crown champion Western Terror, John Fielding and Canamerica Capital’s Bluegrass Stakes winner Holborn Hanover, Metropolitan, owned by Jeffrey Langfelder, TLP Stable and Norman and Gerald Smiley, and Martin Sharf’s Brandon’s Cowboy completing the powerpacked field.

Timesareachanging, also owned by Perfect World Enterprises, the Little Brown Jug champ, drew the outside in the second elimination. Theodore Gewertz, Joe Holloway and Martha and Milton Franks’ Driven To Win, Carol Pilger and Marland Dulaney’s New Jersey Sires Stakes champion Squaw’s Fella, Deena Frost and Sampson Street Stable’s All My Life, winner of the New Jersey Futurity, Canamerica Capital and Hyatt Holding’s Kentucky Sires Stakes champion Crombes Last Laugh and Patrick Ryan’s Sparkler, who took the rich Confederation Cup title, drew inside.

A 10 colt field of freshman trotters vie in a $54,850 Matron elimination, also on Sunday. Two of the starters paid $20,000 supplemental fees, Adam Victor and Son’s Med Vac, a son of CR Commando and winner of last week’s $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Final, and Pennsylvania Sires Stakes king Green Dot, owned by Have A Dream Stable.

Maid To Command, owned by Diana Harrison, is a second CR Commando in the bulky event.

Wednesday morning’s draw is for the Monday, November 8 card with a $50,000 (estimated) Matron three-year-old filly pace elimination, a $26,000 Delaware Special, a $22,000 Open and an $18,000 Jr. Open Pace topping the overnight program.

This season, Dover Downs has added the “Pick 4” to its wagering format. The Pick 4 will be featured on the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh races. In addition, a fifth superfecta race has been added to the track’s daily six day a week, 15 race schedule. Superfectas are placed on the third, fifth, ninth, 13th and 15th races.

Weekend post time is 5:30 p.m. The 133-day meet closes April 21, 2005. Simulcasting from major harness and thoroughbred tracks is featured daily from 12:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. at Dover Downs. There is no charge for parking or admission. Reservations are suggested for the Winner’s Circle Restaurant, call (302) 764-4600.