George Dennis wins five at Dover

by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs

Dover, DE — Driver George Dennis won five races on Thursday,March 24 at Dover Down. He continued on a hot tier driving five winners on the winningestweek in his career at Dover Downs. Dennis has won 14 races; Monday two,Tuesday, four, Wednesday three and five Thursday with two trainer wins. In thedriver standings, he now has won 112 races this meet good for fourth place.

Fancy Colt, driven by Tony Morgan, and T’s Electric pilotedby Corey Callahan won separate divisions of the co-featured paces.

Fancy Colt won for the third time this meet registering a1:51.2 triumph in the first of two $10,500 divisions. Veteran Tony Morgan wasin the bike behind the Always A Virgin-Fanciful Hanover gelding owned byCrissman Inc., in the competitive eight-horse field. Tim Crissman conditionsthe 17-time career winner who now has banked $174,287. Race Me Villa (MontrellTeague) was right there a close second with Hide Me Away (Russ Foster) the showhorse.

Corey Callahan drove T’s Electric past Feel Like A Fool (VicKirby) just after the opening panel and continued to lead the rest of a 1:51.4mile. A :28 last quarter proved just enough to hold off fast finishing MaximumTerror (Ben Stafford Jr.) and Feel Like A Fool in the finish line photo. SteveBlood owns the Village Jolt-Quip Hanover gelding trained by Richard RobertsonJr. The win was the second of the year for T’s Electric, who has won 16 racesand $150,534 lifetime.

Tony Morgan, Corey Callahan and Jonathan Roberts collecteddriving doubles.

A $60,000 Invitational/ Handicap led by the first start ofthe year for 2015 Horse of the Year, Wiggle It Jiggleit, caps an outstandingprogram which includes a $36,000 Preferred and $33,000 Delaware Special onMonday, March 28.

Monday through Thursday racing begins at 4:30 p.m. DoverDowns is dark on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

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