Dover, DE – Naughty Beauty, Fragment and Heart For Two were winners in graded Matron Stakes at Bally’s Dover Downs Thursday (Nov. 7). Todd McCarthy drove two of the three winners for trainer Andrew Harris and his co-owners William Pollock and Bruce Areman.
After breaking slowly and sitting seventh in the nine-horse field at the quarter in :27, Naughty Beauty (Bettor’s Delight-Beautyonthebeach) driven by Todd McCarthy rallied to finish just a head in front of I’m A Lou Lou (Tim Tetrick) in 1:53.4 in the Grade 2 $104,900 Matron Stakes for 2-year-old filly pacers. Tall Dark Tequila (Jason Bartlett) finished third.
Naughty Beauty, trained by Andrew Harris who co-owns with William Pollock and Bruce Areman, now has two wins and two seconds from six starts with $77,450 in earnings. The fifth choice in the betting at 10-1 paid $22.80 to win.
In the Grade 3 $122,600 Matron for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers, Jason Bartlett guided Fragment (Huntsville-The Show Returns) to an easy 3-3/4 length victory for trainer Per Engblom and his Engblom Stable LLC and co-owners Douglas Sipple and Peaceful Acre Farm.
Apocalypseblue Chip (Todd McCarthy) was second and Thai Hanover (Jeremy Indof) third.
As the odds-on favorite, Fragment paid $3.40 to win and improved his lifetime record to 15-9-2-0 while increasing his earnings to $582,566.
In the third and final Matron Stakes on Thursday, this one a Grade 2 with a purse of $110,300 for 2-year-old filly trotters, driver Todd McCarthy, trainer Andrew Harris and his co-owners William Pollock and Bruce Areman teamed up again for their second Matron victory on the night with Heart For Two (Gimpanzee-House Music FR).
McCarthy sat a pocket trip before pulling ahead in the stretch to finish a half-length in front of pacesetter Atlantic Summer (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) in 1:57.3. R Ro (Tim Tetrick) was third.
It was the second win in 10 starts and increased her earnings to $106,340.
On Thursday (Nov. 13), Bally’s Dover Downs will play host to the Matron Stakes for 3-year-olds.