Dover, DE – Eight veterans boasting almost 1,900 starts and 247 wins among them took to the Bally’s Dover oval Monday evening in the Third renewal of the War Horse Invitational, a race created several years ago to honor the classy veterans that continue racing into their later years.

Gallic Beach won the third annual War Horse Invitational at Bally’s Dover Monday night. Fotowon photo.

When the dust settled, Gallic Beach, a 12-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere, bested the group in wire-to-wire fashion in a final time of 1:54.1.

Gallic Beach, owned by Robbins Nest Farm, Inc., and trained exclusively by John Wilkerson since Nov. 2015, returned $8.40 to win and brought his lifetime earnings to just under $400,000 with the victory. Corey Callahan drove the winner to cap a five-win evening.