Harrington, DE – Tlb Racing’s Captaincountrystar ($5.80, Pat Berry) was an open length winner in the $22,500 featured Open Pace Monday (June 15) at Harrington Raceway.
This week’s field featured four different horses who have won the event this meet. Hundred Dollar Man, who bested similar on April 20, but hasn’t raced since May 11, marched to the lead from post position five and set fractions of :27.2 and :56.1 before Captain Countrystar pushed forward and cleared the lead past the half-mile and took the field to three-quarters in 1:24.1, while Hundred Dollar Man waited in the pocket as the outer flow stalled. Captaincountrystar surged through the stretch as Hundred Dollar Man tired, to earn his third win of the year. Saulsbrook Genesis was second with Mr. Three O Five third. Trained by Traci Berry, it was the 41st career win for the 6-year-old Captaintreacherous gelding, whose lifetime best of 1:50.4 came at Harrington as a 4-year-old.
Earlier in the card, Molly Gara-trained C Millertimeagain ($2.10, Corey Callahan) dazzled in his final prep for Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund 3-year-old stakes action, which starts June 22, with a dominant 1:53.2 triumph for owners Ervin Miller, James Frawley and James Knowlton. The Roddy’s Bags Again gelding earned $112,605 as a 2-year-old and seems poised to make a splash as a sophomore, fresh off a trio of decisive victories to start his 3-year-old campaign.
Brandon Givens had three wins on the card. Corey Callahan had a pair of wins.