Wilkes-Barre, PA — Simon Allard won his third of the four $30,000 Bobby Weiss Series finals conducted this spring at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, taking Monday’s (April 29) finale for male trotters with Dover Dony in 1:54.

Dover Dony proved best of all in Monday’s Bobby Weiss final for male trotters at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

Chapter And Ruth, dispatched at 75-1, shot out from post nine right to the top for driver Tom Jackson, looping Dover Dony and then yielding before the :27.4 opening quarter. Allard gave Dover Dony a :57.1 breather to the half, then sent the 6-5 second choice through a :27.3 third quarter to try to put separation between himself and 3-5 favorite My Lindy Winner, who was looking for a Weiss sweep.

My Lindy Winner fanned wide off cover late on the final turn for driver Jim Morrill Jr. and Chapter And Ruth popped out from the pocket, but Dover Dony had enough to maintain a one-length margin to the finish while lowering his mark by 3-2/5 seconds. Chapter And Ruth, who had a Weiss preliminary win, showed determination to take second, a neck ahead of My Lindy Winner, who had been undefeated in six seasonal starts.

Dover Dony, a 4-year-old son of Andover Hall, earned his third career win for trainer Jordan Derue and owner Anthony Ciuffetelli.

In the $15,000 Weiss consolation for male trotters, Raceace set a North American seasonal record of 1:54.3 for his division while lowering his mark by nearly three seconds. Matt Kakaley put the sophomore Yankee Glide gelding on the lead in his fourth lifetime start, and the even-money favorite stepped home in :27.4 to keep 6-5 shot Omaha Omaha away by a head at the finish for trainer Nifty Norman and the All Laid Out Stable Inc.