by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway

Harrington, DE — Art and Andrew Stafford’s Framed Art ($9.20, Art Stafford Jr.) was a wire-to-wire winner in Monday’s (Aug. 24) featured $12,500 Open II in 1:50.4 at Harrington Raceway.

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Framed Art was a 1:50.4 winner in the Harrington feature.

It was a new lifetime best for the 5-year-old Artiscape stallion, who recorded his 14th lifetime win. The win time was just one fifth of a second off the track record for older pacing stallions (Dancin Yankee).

Framed Art held off a charge from Special T Rocks, who was second, and third place finisher Mojo Terror.

Framed Art, trained by his driver, is a former New York Sire Stakes champion who has banked more than $420,000 lifetime.

Jim Morand, Victor Kirby and Jon Roberts each had a driving double.