Dover, DE – Post St Patrick’s Day celebrations for Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund 3-year old trotters kicked off in leg one on Monday (March 18) at Dover Downs. Early non-wagering divisions for the 3-year-old  geldings started off the card with two divisions followed by the fillies in the first half of the Daily Double. All were for $20,000 purses.

Go Jetem posted a new lifetime record of 2:01 today at Dover Downs with Art Stafford Jr. Fotowon photo.

Go Jetem (He’s Spooky-Special Mist) answered the call in a new lifetime record of 2:01 for driver, Art Stafford Jr. and trainer Jim Thompson’s Mist Stable Inc. which includes his parents, Carl & Barbara. Place was garnered by Day Drinking (Musclelaneous-Nitroglide Hanover) followed by Dr Grinch (Giant Hit-Runaway Madonna) and driver Jeff Fout.

Embrace The Grind’s 1:58.3 is lifetime record with Jonathan Roberts in a DBSF Elimination event at Dover Downs. Fotowon photo.

The second non-wagering event saw last year’s 2-year-old winner, Embrace the Grind (Keystone Activator-My Embrace) return to winning ways in a lifetime record of 1:58.3. He was driven by Jonathan Roberts for trainer and owner, Bobby Glassmeyer. Rich N Royal (Yankee Royalty-Adore Eleanor) followed in second with Just As Striking (Anders Bluestone-Ringside Katie) getting up for the show.

Disco Soliel returned to the winners circle in her first appearance of 2019 with driver Rod Allen. Fotowon photo.

In the first half of the Daily Double, Disco Soliel (CR Commando-CR Penny Lane) started off 2019 where she ended in 2018, in the Dover Downs’ winners circle for owner and driver, Rod Allen and local trainer, Carlo Poliseno. The win was a new lifetime record of 2:00. Serendipity Stable (Marv Bachrad) bred Star Time (Anders Bluestone-Political Starlet) finished second with Cierra’s Choice (Anders Bluestone-Jersey Gal) following in third.

The second leg for the 3-year-old trotters will be next Monday (March 25). Post time at Dover Downs is  4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.