Author: from the Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund

Going Platinum ($2.80) became the only two-time winner in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover with a 2:00.2 win in the first of three $20,000 second-round divisions, held Monday (Nov. 13). Daburg, the overwhelming 1-9 favorite in the third division, tasted defeat for just the second time in her six-start career after giving way to Platinum Proposal with three-sixteenths to go.

After finishing second to Going Platinum in last month’s Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series final at Harrington Raceway, Daburg got back to her winning ways on Monday (Nov. 6) at Bally’s Dover, kicking off the Dover DSBF series with a commanding 1:59.1 win in the first of three $20,000 opening-round preliminary divisions for 2-year-old trotting fillies.

Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo. 

Bruce Ranger brought his “A” game to Plainridge Park on Monday (Nov. 6) and won four of the seven races he was scheduled to drive while also finishing second twice and third once in the other three.

With the temperature just below 50 degrees, the MADC series featured three races on the Friday (Nov. 3) night card. As always, the races featured a lot of action from the start and some prices on the short side for these fields, except for the last race.

A pair of $25,000 upper-level conditioned paces that were divided by gender topped the card on Friday afternoon (Nov. 3) at Plainridge Park and both events featured fantastic finishes.

It was Mossdale Lottee N and Adamsville Road to capture the Friday (Nov. 3) night Dayton Raceway Open’s.

Tactical Approach, trained by Nancy Takter, is from the first crop of the red hot sire, Tactical Landing and out of the Donato Hanover mare, Sarcy, making him a half-brother to Double Deceiver (1:50.2, $822,579). He raced lightly at two, making five starts with two wins in the Kentucky Sire Stakes Commonwealth Series. He came back very strong at three this season, increasing his bankroll to over $1.35 million, taking a mark of 1:50.1. Providing memorable wins in the Hambletonian, Kentucky Futurity and Breeders Crown, all from undesirable post positions.

A pair of $15,000 conditioned paces featured at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 31) had split decisions by the betting public.