Dover, DE — Platinum Proposal recovered from a mid-move break in stride to reel in 3-5 favorite and fellow dual preliminary winner Going Platinum for a 1:57.3 win in Monday’s (Dec. 16) $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series championship for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover.
Jim Morand was unhurried early with the E L Platinum-SJ’s Proposal filly, retreating to fifth while Going Platinum (driven by Corey Callahan) and FD Pure Platinum (Justin Parker) disputed a :27.3 first quarter before angling off the pegs to begin a five-length ascent with nine-sixteenths to go. Platinum Proposal circled three-wide around a fading FD Pure Platinum after a :57.1 half and briefly headed Going Platinum before briefly breaking stride approaching the final turn, leaving Going Platinum three lengths clear at three-quarters in 1:26.3. Platinum Proposal quickly reset, however, and reengaged Going Platinum off the corner for home before defeating her by a half length. Marino’s Prize (Ross Wolfenden) rallied mildly for third over Daburg (Tony Morgan) after saving ground throughout the mile.
Les Givens trains Platinum Proposal, a 12-time winner with $311,331 in career earnings, for Teresa Givens’ Nanticoke Racing and Delbert Cain. As the 6-5 second choice, she paid $4.40 to win.
The $20,000 DSBF consolation for 3-year-old trotting fillies saw Starfish and trainer-driver David Rearic circle third-over cover and eclipse Luvyas Nugget to win by a length in 2:00.4. The Glidemaster-Miss Fairfax filly, who competes as a homebred for Rearic, paid $20.00 in her maiden-breaking victory.