Harrington, DE — The first leg of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund stakes action for 3-year-olds will headline the week (June 13-15) of racing at Harrington Raceway.

There will be two $20,000 legs, with the top eight point earners returning for $100,000 final events on July 28, on the annual Governor’s Day program during the Delaware State Fair.

Heinikin Bythebay banked $109,925 as a freshman and won the spring series late closing final at Bally’s Dover. Fotowon photo.

Pacing colts and geldings kick off the week with three divisions Monday, headed by Kdk Standardbreds’ Heinikin Bythebay (7-5, Tim Tetrick), who banked $109,925 as a freshman and won the spring series late closing final at Bally’s Dover. The Southwind Lynx gelding is trained by Kevin Switzer.

Two DSBF divisions make up the early Pick-5 Monday (races two-six), while the third division will start the Pick-4 (races 10-13).

Two top contenders that drew away from Heinikin Bythebay were Nanticoke Racing and Donna Messick’s Ds Heartland (7-5, Art Stafford Jr.) and John Dixon’s Johnny Badlands (9-5, Corey Callahan), who will square off in the first division, race two on the 13-race card. Both contenders are sons of Badlands Hanover and have multiple wins over the track already this season.

Freshman DSBF champ It’s Above Me Now (7-5, Montrell Teague) is the favorite in the middle division, the fourth race, for owners George Teague Jr. and K&R Racing. The Southwind Lynx gelding is conditioned by Clyde Francis and won the Harrington DSBF final last season.

Pacing fillies will battle in two divisions Tuesday, as Odds On Racing’s Odds On Surfer Gal (7-5, Corey Callahan) and Let It Ride Stables’ Shabby Chic (7-5, Tetrick) are among the top contenders.

Odds On Surfer Gal arrived late on the scene as a 2-year-old and was an upset winner in the $100,000 final at Bally’s Dover for trainer Tony Alagna. The Badlands Hanover filly drew post two in the first split, featured second on the program.

Meanwhile, Shabby Chic heads the second division, the card’s fourth race, for trainer Mike Hall after a $99,000 season as a 2-year-old.

Both divisions are in the Pick-5 Tuesday (races 2-6).

Trotters will take center stage Wednesday with two divisions apiece for males and females. All four divisions are in the Pick-5 (races 2-6) with filly trotters starting the sequence in races two and three, and male trotters in races four and five. Meanwhile, a $20,000 Open Trot will complete the Pick-5 sequence in race six.

John Wagner-trained Shes All Woman (Tetrick) is the likely favorite from the rail in the first division. The Anders Bluestone filly has won 6-of-11 lifetime and has the highest career earnings of any of the DSBF trotters in action Wednesday with $126,138 for owner Pam Wagner.

Stafford Jr. and Art Stafford’s Just Pump It heads the remaining filly division and was a DSBF final winner at Harrington last season. The CR Commando filly drew post four.

The likely scourges of the male trotters drew into separate divisions, as Navy Blue (Stafford Jr.), owned by Stafford Jr. and Wyatt Starkey, drew post five in the fourth race fresh off an impressive 1:58.2 win over the track on June 1.

Meanwhile, Harrington 2-year-old track record holder LG’s Reed O Wen (Jim Morand) will start from post five in the fifth race for trainer Les Givens and Nanticoke Racing, looking to reclaim DSBF champ status at 3.

Morning line odds for Wednesday were unavailable at the time of this release.

The second leg of DSBF stakes action will be June 20-22.

Post time nightly is 4:30 p.m.