by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs
Dover, DE — Divas Image used the passing lane to catch Enhance Your Mind nearing the finish line for a 1:51.3 victory in this week’s $25,000 Mares Open Pace on Wednesday (Dec. 20) at Dover Downs.
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Divas Image took the Mares Open Pace in 1:51.3.
In her second start at the track, Tim Tetrick reversed strategy from the previous week when Divas Image led from the start only to be caught deep in the lane, fiishing third beaten by a length.
This time the 4-year-old Bettor’s Delight-Rocknroll Diva miss came away with her fourth win of the year for trainer Jen Bongiorno and owners Our Horse Cents Stables, Stable 45 and J&T Silva Stables. She now has won $142,672 in 2017 and $300,582 lifetime. Enhance Your Mind (Vic Kirby) was second with Sweet Bobbie (Art Stafford Jr.), who prompted the pace on the backstretch, third.
Frank Chick’s Rockin BB and driver Eddie Davis Jr. made it two in a row, notching a 1:52.3 victory in an $18,000 conditioned pace. Topville Camero (Kirby) was next with World Apart (Tetrick) the show horse. Rockin BB is a Rockin Image-Yankee Pankee BB filly trained by Kevin Lare, who won for the seventh time this campaign, good for $129,755 in purses.
Cocktail Time won for the third time in her last four outings as Art Stafford Jr. guided the 3-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight-Panevolence to a new record 1:52 clocking in a $16,000 female pace. Magicinthemoonlite (Ross Wolfenden) got up for second edging early leader Absolutely Best (Davis Jr.).
Tim Tetrick drove four winners. For the third consecutive day, Corey Callahan had three wins. Vic Kirby, trainer Nick Callahan and Breakaway Stable had a double.
Another top Thursday card is headlined by a $25,000 Open Handicap featuring Cajon Lightning, Sicily and Bags To Riches.
Thursday’s live racing closes out the 2017 season. Next week, Dover Downs horsemen take a traditional Christmas Holiday week-long break before returning New Year’s Day at 4:30 p.m.