by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs

Dover, DE — I Like My Boss did it again, beating the top trotters at the track for his fifth straight win with a 1:53 victory in the $21,000 Open/Handicap trot at Dover Downs on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Another streaking trotter, Ragazzo Dolce, won his seventh in-a-row. For the second straight day, Corey Callahan drove four winners.

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I Like My Boss scored his fifth straight victory (1:53) in the Dover Downs feature on Wednesday afternoon.

The all-Delaware bred I Like My Boss, made his first 2016 start a memorable one, scoring a lifetime 1:53 triumph in the top trot of the week. With regular driver George Dennis at the controls the now 5-year-old altered son of Don Boss Vita-Wild One turned back veteran Tough Mac (Corey Callahan), for his 25th lifetime win in 51 races for owner-trainer Bob Shahan, his breeder, with grandchildren Jimmy and Ashley Parsons. I Like My Boss has now won $340,180. Tough Mac held on for second with Indiana stakes winner, Bluebird Reverend (Montrell Teague) third.

The sterling bred Ragazzo Dolce re-enforced his title as ‘king of the claiming trotters”, recording his seventh straight victory, as Jim Morand pulled the Muscles Yankee-Bella Dolce 5-year-old gelding out of third on the final turn and blew away his rivals for a 1:56 victory in a $15,000-$20,000 Claiming Handicap. It was his 14 career win in 52 assignments and lifted his all-time earnings to $113,855. Ronan (Tony Morgan) came on to finish second. Brew Master (Teague) the early leader, held on for third.

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