Harrington, DE — Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) action for 3-year-old trotters headlined the Wednesday (June 14) program at Harrington Raceway with a quartet of $20,000 divisions.
Paleface ($11.00, Ross Shand) sprung an upset in the first division on the card for owner Shirley Shand. Trained by his driver, Paleface started the initial male division with a front-end romp in 2:00 over Carl’s Legacy and Youngbuck. The 1-to-9 favorite, Perfect Twenty, broke stride and finished fourth in the four-horse field.
A son of Anders Bluestone, Paleface notched his third win of the season.
In the second split for male trotters, heavily favored Kodack Black ($2.10, Montrell Teague) didn’t disappoint with an easy front-end triumph in 1:59.4 over Reddy Fox and I Got It Made. The Kodak Lindy gelding recorded his fourth win of the season for trainer Clyde Francis and owners George Teague Jr., David Collins and Lakiya Teachey.
James Craparotta and Berry Racing’s Miss Daburg ($3.20, Pat Berry) won the first filly division in 1:59.2. It was the third win of the year for the Anders Bluestone filly, trained by Traci Berry, who was a wire-to-winner over Lady Brass and Last Night’s Hit.
Jeff Clark’s She Is Strong ($2.10, Art Stafford Jr.) triumphed in the second filly division over Starlight Lounge and Lilmisswontbewrong in 2:00.1. The Anders Bluestone-sired filly improved to 6-for-12 in her career with a wire-to-wire score for her trainer-driver.
In the $20,000 Open Trot, the overnight feature, Arty Foster Jr.’s Northern Express ($5.20, Russell Foster) was victorious in front-stepping fashion in 1:56.2 over Quiksilvr Bluechip and Judge Bob. It was his second straight win and fifth on the year for his owner/trainer.
Allan Davis had three wins on the card.
The second leg of DSBF stakes action will headline the June 19-21 racing at Harrington as racing will continue on a Monday-through-Wednesday schedule (post time 4:30 p.m.).