Crossfire N was a winner in the Tuesday feature at Dover.

Since early March, Crossfire N, owned by Wendy Crissman and 49 Racing Stables, with Mike Cole driving, has won four times with three seconds, including the runner-up role to Rainbow Blue in the previous week’s $50,000 Mares Invitational. The six-year-old Son Of Afella mare has now won $99,880 this year.

Crossfire N took the lead at the start and led throughout, but had to be sharp to do it. Clock Watcher, with Tim Curtin, challenged on the backstretch with Tawny and Brad Hanners right behind. In the stretch Crossfire N held off House Flight (Jim Morand), who had stalked the winner from the start and rolled along the passing lane to secure second place. Ross Wolfenden got Cams Little Imp N in high gear in the lane and closed boldly to finish a close-up third.

In the $18,000 Mares Winners Over Pace, Roger Plante rushed Seasin along the passing lane to nip Roses Best (Toby Lynch) at the wire in 1:52.4. Hasty Dewar (Kevin Sizer) cut the mile and held on for third. It was the fifth win in 13 starts for the eight-year-old Mergers Cousin mare, also owned and trained by Plante.

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Brad Hanners was honored in the winner’s circle after breaking the track record for most victories in one season.

Brad Hanners broke the all-time track record for dash wins in one season by making three stops in the winner’s circle. Ironically, Hanner’s 248th milestone win came driving Winning Connection, a horse he trains for his wife, Alicia. The previous record was held by Luc Ouellette, who won 247 races at the track in the 1998-1999 season.

Hanners other two winners were The Cheyenne Gang’s Cheyenne Ryan, who posted a 1:57 score in a $7,000 three and four-year-old pace and Webb Racing Stable’s 11-year-old veteran Viressa, a winner of a $12,500 Delaware claiming allowance in 1:55.

JoAnn King’s Lucille A, after three straight thirds, finally made the winner’s circle with Jim King at the controls for a 1:53 victory in a $12,500 Filly and Mare Pace. My Miss C’s Hero (Ross Wolfenden) was next with Mrs Tricky (Jim Morand) the show horse.

George Dennis moved to within four of the 4,000 win club, piloting Forrest Bartlett’s Marlars Trump Card along the passing lane in 1:54.1 to win a $25,000 claiming allowance. Bust Out (Daryl Bier) finished second with Dudley Death Drop (Kevin Sizer) third.

North America’s leading all-time dash-winning driver Herve Filion piloted 13-1 Second Hand News, a three-year-old altered son of Indiana stallion Pathway To Victory, to his first win for owners Beatrice Miller and Virginia Duke. Second Hand News closed along the passing lane to score a 1:58.4 victory in a $9,000 Delaware Trot. Ragland Andy (Jim King) finished second, beaten a nose.

Nine to the post in Wednesday trotting feature

Nine horses will start in a featured $14,000 trot and eight will go postward in a $40,000 claiming pace on the final Wednesday card of the meet, on April 20, at Dover Downs. Post will be at 4:30 p.m.

The Rotterdam, owned, trained, and to be driven by Bob Reeser, is the only expected starter who was victorious last time out, but his eight rivals are seasoned opponents.

Dom Rafanelli and Ed Bannon’s Flatbush Hero finished a just-miss second last time and will start from the rail this week. Red Oaks Casper, owned by Art Stafford, Ron Killen, and trainer-driver Art Stafford, Jr., has been sharp lately; he finished third after having started from post eight last week, and was a winner one week before that. Elmer Fannin’s Go Daddy O is reaching top form and Ringside Leah, owned by Bob Harper and Bill Vandervort and to be driven by Leah Vandervort, is due for better.

The other starters will be Geraldine McClure and driver Steve Warrington’s Mountain Spring N, Dave and Bonnie Sue Aurichio’s Sapphire Sue with Kevin Sizer driving, Nick Callahan’s Game Speed, to be reined by Jim Morand, and John Lohnes’ Mic Mac Jack, who will start from post position eight with Jim King aboard.

Bill Bignall’s BJ’s Breeze will drop down in class into a $40,000 claiming pace, which will be the day’s co-feature. Tons Of Diamonds (Sean Bier), Perfect Cam (Jim Morand), and Crissman, Inc. and W.J. McDougall Racing’s Ronnie Mac A (George Dennis) have all been sharp lately.

The rest of the field will include Gary Wolf’s Tendulkar N (Brad Hanners), Richard Esham’s Bing N (Bryce Truitt), Herb Abbe A (Mike Cole), and MJGB Racing Stable’s Kyrios N (Travis Bowman).

Curtis Larrimore and Harness the Power’s ANZAC (Ross Wolfenden) and Tom Weber’s Maverick Seelster (Jim Morand) will lead eight horses in a $30,000 claiming race.

Goatcoat George TM, owned, trained, and to be driven by Roger Plante, and Ron Davis’ Swing Master (George Dennis) will head a nine horse field in a $13,700 Delaware Pace.