by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs

Dover, DE — Powerful Charger, piloted by Tim Tetrick, pulled a 10-1 upset in the $18,000 Open/Handicap trot, the Wednesday feature at Dover Downs on March 11. Tetrick finished with four wins.

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Powerful Charger was an upset winner at 10-1 in Wednesday’s Open Handicap trot at Dover Downs.

Wagering favorites, Tough Mac (Corey Callahan) and newcomer Sevruga (Andy Miller) finished off the board after Powerful Charger roared down the lane for his third win of the year in his last four starts. Tim Tetrick and Jim King own the 7-year-old altered son of Powerful Emotion-Fox Valley Poetry who set a lifetime best clocking of 1:53.4 winning for the 25th time upping his career earnings to $405,840. Baximum, in now usual style, closed well to take second-place honors with Allan Davis driving. Tirade Hanover and Vic Kirby, after pushing the early fractions on the lead, held on for third.

Meet leading driver Corey Callahan took the classy 4-year-old mare Classic Belisima into the lead and never was headed in a 1:55.3 triumph in a $14,000 4&5-Year-Old Winners-Over trot. John Cabot conditions the daughter of Crazed-Classic Yankee who won for sixth time this meet for owner Bill Cantrell. Derby (Allan Davis) raced well finishing second in front of Striking Charisma (Trace Tetrick).

Tim Tetrick drove four winners, Corey Callahan, three, Trace Tetrick had two as did Tony Morgan and trainers Jim King and John Cabot and owner Bill Cantrell.

Monday through Thursday racing starts at 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday are “dark” days. This Sunday, March 15 is the last Sunday card of the season with post time at 5:30 p.m.