Night Terror, Gaitway Guy sweep DSBF Harrington prelims
June 19, 2023,Harrington, DE — Round two of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) action for 3-year-old male pacers headlined the Monday program at Harrington Raceway with a trio of $20,000 divisions being contested.
Night Terror ($2.20, Allan Davis) took the first division in 1:54.2, holding off a late charge by Cards A Flyin, who was second. Sweetest Swing was third. It was the sixth win in seven seasonal starts for Night Terror (Badlands Hanover), who completed a sweep of his preliminaries for trainer and co-owner Steve LeBlanc.
Donna Messick and Jo Ann Looney-King’s Delightinhisglory ($17.20, Ross Wolfenden) sprang an upset in the second division with a 1:55.1 triumph over the heavily favored Notte’s Mist. Double Bags was third. Ajayi set a brisk pace early while Delightihisglory tracked him down on the final turn and surged by before holding off the 1-to-9 favorite Notte’s Mist, who rallied late. A son of Roddy’s Bags Again, the Jim King Jr.-trainee recorded his 1st win of the season.
The final split paired two first-round winners, Gaitway Guy and Bad Boy Too, in the field of six. Bad Boy Too left hard from post six and set the fractions through three-quarters while Gaitway Guy mounted a first-over charge and wore down the leader in deep stretch to complete a sweep of his preliminaries. Bad Boy Too held second with Badlands Casino third.
Gaitway Guy ($2.40, Corey Callahan), owned by GTY Stable, notched his ninth career win for trainer Jeff Smith in 1:54.1. The son of Delmarvalous was undefeated at 2 in seven starts.
On the undercard, J&T Davis Stable’s Advance Man ($5.20, Allan Davis) was a 1:53.1 winner in a $40,000 claiming pace for trainer Tyler Davis, and scored his 10th win of the year.
Davis, Montrell Teague and Pat Berry each had three wins on the card.