DSBF two-year-old colt and gelding pace contested at Dover
November 12, 2018,Dover, DE — On this day of flags and salutes to all of our soldiers past and present the 2-year old colt and gelding pacers kicked off the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund at Dover under cloudy skies.
The first division was raced as an early non-wagering event. The winner from the Harrington series, Chillaxin Away (Roddy’s Bags Again), trained by Jim King Jr. and driven by Tim Tetrick got up by a nose to edge out Dashiki(Barber Pole) and driver Montrell Teague in 1:55.2; last half in 56.1.
Race 1 on the wagering card was won gate to wire by Keepmywiglegametyt (Mr Wiggles-Airtight) in 1:54.2 for driver Montrell Teague and trainer, Clyde Francis. Son Of A Lynx (Southwind Lynx-Queen Kathy) followed in second for driver Russell Foster and Numbered Account (Roddy’s Bags Again-Mathamomics) was the show horse driven by Jeff Fout.
Round two will be next Monday, November 19th. The final will be contested on Thursday, November 29th in conjunction with Dover’s Signature event, the “Hap Hansen Progress Pace” named for the late Brandywine Raceway President.