Racing Roundup: Chloes Silver Star takes $27,000 Dover Mares Open
December 8, 2009,from Harness Publicists across North America
Tuesday’s (Dec. 8) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs and The Meadows. Chloes Silver Star takes $27,000 Dover Mares Open Dover, DE — Chloes Silver Star turned back eight rivals for a 1:52 victory in the $27,000 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday at Dover Downs. Fotowon photo Chloes Silver Star was one of three winners for driver Ron Pierce at Dover. Ron Pierce drove Chloes Silver Star to her second Mares Open Pace win of the meet, recording her ninth win of the season. The Intrepid Seelster-Silver Chloe 5-year-old has been 1-2-3 in 24 of 37 starts. Trish Foulk conditions the winner of $212,370 this year for Gary Evans and Foulk Stables. Kellytuck Sophie closed well for Jon Roberts to take second with Sherri On Ice and Vince Copeland were third. In the $23,000 Mares Jr. Open sub-feature, Corey Callahan pulled Robert Messick’s Pacific Philly to the outside heading for the clubhouse turn. After getting the lead at the half, the Pacific Fella-Raani Hanover 6-year-old was never tested en route to a 1:52.2 triumph. It was her sixth win in 2009, bringing her seasonal earnings to $132,900. Gabrielles Girl was runner-up with Ron Pierce driving. Alpine Gold N and Tony Morgan was the show horse. Pierce had three wins, while Jim Morand, Tony Morgan and Ross Wolfenden had driving doubles. — Marv Bachrad Dougs Fame rebounds in Meadows’ $27,500 pace Washington, PA — His win streak snapped at five last week, Dougs Fame got back to work Tuesday at The Meadows, notching a hard-earned victory in the $27,500 Preferred Handicap Pace. Leaving from post eight for Dave Palone, Dougs Fame raced outside for most of a :26.3 opening quarter before finally securing cover from Mystery Chase, his vanquisher last week. Dougs Fame blew by that rival in the stretch, then held off the late charge of 50-1 Infinite Justice, who rallied from last to be second by a length, just ahead of Mystery Chase. The winning time was 1:52.3. Ron Burke trains Dougs Fame, a 4-year-old son of Apaches Fame-Armbro Vertical who pushed his career bankroll just south of $300,000, for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, JJK Stables and W.W. Haas, Jr. Palone and Aaron Merriman each drove four winners on the 14-race card while Burke fashioned a training triple. — Evan Pattak