Wilkes-Barre, PA – Dilly Hanover won the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Series championship for 3-year-old male trotters by 2-1/4 lengths over Confident Volo in a career-best 1:54.2 on Monday (April 27) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Nose Jammer finished third.
Dilly Hanover, trained by Emily Bost and driven by Braxten Boyd, captured three of his four starts in the Weiss Series. Unraced as a 2-year-old, Dilly Hanover has won four of five races overall this season and earned $50,850 for owners Bost, R K 4 Racing and Bruce Potter. The gelding, a son of International Moni-Dornello, was bred by Hanover Shoe Farms.
Captain Vodka, who started from post seven and led the field through fractions of :27.2, :56.3, and 1:24.3, faced first-over pressure from Dilly Hanover at the half and briefly relinquished the lead on the backstretch before battling back on the inside. The two raced side by side on the final turn before Captain Vodka, the race’s 5-2 third choice, went off stride entering the stretch.
Dilly Hanover, the slight 8-5 favorite over Confident Volo, paid $5.20 to win.
For an April 2 feature on Dilly Hanover, click here.