by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway

Harrington, DE — The third annual Bobby Quillen Memorial at Harrington Raceway got underway Monday (Oct. 19) as Joseph Muscara’s Mister Big ($2.40, Brian Sears) and Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi and JJJK Stables’ Foiled Again ($4.60, Yannick Gingras) each won their respective eliminations.

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Mister Big was a 1:53.1 winner in his Quillen elimination.

The Ron Burke-trained Foiled Again set all the fractions in his 1:51 victory over a game Won The West and Lucky Man. Four Trumps A finished fourth and also earned a berth in next Monday’s $327,000 Final. Foiled Again has enjoyed a banner 2009 campaign with nearly $600,000 in seasonal earnings.

Meanwhile superstar pacer Mister Big inched closer to his pursuit of $4 million in career earnings with a 1:53.1 victory in the second elimination. The Virgil Morgan, Jr.-trainee wired the field of pacers and won by two lengths over Blueridge Western, who was placed fourth for interference, but still secured a slot in the Quillen final. BB Torio was placed second, while McCedes moved up to third.

Monday, October 26, will be a monumental night of racing as four $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) final events for 2-year-olds will be contested, on the same program that will include the $327,000 Quillen Memorial Final.