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Monday’s (February 2) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs and Pompano Park.

Hot N Sporty scores in Delaware Special

Dover, DE — Hot N Sporty won the $32,500 Delaware Special by a nose while I Ain’t No Fool took his third straight $26,000 Open on Monday at Dover Downs. Tim Tetrick had five winners, Tony Morgan piloted four and Jim Morand had three.

Hot N Sporty found room coming down the middle of the stretch while Art Director came from the outside with only a nose separating the two at the wire in 1:52 in the $32,500 Del. Special. Tony Morgan drove the winner for Gary Evans and Folk Stables Inc. The Sportsmaster-She’s Redhot gelding raised his career earnings to $428,235 with his 26th lifetime win. Tim Tetrick-driven Art Director was second. Steeler and David Miller were third.

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Tim Tetrick piloted I Ain’t No Fool to a 1:51 score in the Open Handicap Pace.

Tetrick notched the fourth of his five wins by guiding I Ain’t No Fool to his third consecutive wire-to-wire win in the $26,000 Open Handicap Pace. A :27.4 final panel put away any thoughts of runners-up Haverford Hanover, handled by Ron Pierce, and Benns Shotgun with Tony Morgan, second and third, respectively. Tom Lazzaro and Harness The Power own the winner, a The Panderosa-Fool That I Am gelding who is trained by Kevin Lare. The win was I Ain’t No Fool’s third in four starts this year — good for $40,300 in 2009 earnings and $304,547 lifetime.

Larry Baron’s He Da Cool Man won his second in three local starts, taking the $22,000 Winners Over Pace in 1:52.1. David Miller drove the winner, a The Panderosa-First Days Light 4-year-old, to a career best clocking, securing victory with a :27.3 last quarter. George At Bigs, with Ron Pierce, was next. Menno Boy and Jim Morand were third.

Arty Foster’s Art’s Son took command early and was never headed in a 1:52 victory in an $18,000 male pace. The win was the second in a row for the Artsplace-Lady Fairway gelding. Days Desire (Roger Plante) closed to finish second in front of Prince Of Luck (Tetrick).

— Marv Bachrad

Battleshoe Victor trots to victory at Pompano

Pompano Beach, FL — Mother Nature wasn’t very kind in South Florida once again as the skies opened up with rain on Monday night at the Isle Pompano Park. But it didn’t stop Battleshoe Victor ($5.00) and driver Anthony Napolitano from being victorious in the $16,000 Open Trot on a ‘sloppy’ track.

Lap Time Photo – Skip Smith

Battleshoe Victor and driver Anthony Napolitano won the $16,000 Open Trot on a sloppy track.

Keystone Empire (Kevin Wallis) got the first call with Hellava Hush (Richard Simard) and Battleshoe Victor rushing off the gate, but Battleshoe Victor took full advantage of Hellava Hush going off stride to take over the lead.

Napolitano and Battleshoe Victor remained on top for the entire mile, clocking in fractions of :28.3, :58.3 and 1:27 to win by 2-1/2 lengths over Karpathos (Wally Hennessey) in 1:56.4, with Table Wine (Dan Clements) finishing third.

It was the second win of the year for the 7-year-old Valley Victor gelding, who now has earnings of more than $285,000 for trainer Tom Harmer and owner Michael Polansky.

— Debbie Schaut