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Monday’s (April 11) edition of Racing Roundup features a results story from Dover Downs.

Schoolkids learns his lessons well in Dover Preferred

Dover, DE — Schoolkids was a convincing winner of the $35,000 Preferred Handicap while Astounding Hanover won the $32,500 Delaware Special in 1:50 on a summer-like Monday at Dover Downs.

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Schoolkids and Pat Berry were 1:50.3 winners in the Dover feature.

In the $35,000 Preferred Handicap, Pat Berry sent Schoolkids to the front at the quarter and never looked back, scoring a 1:50.3 victory to lift his seasonal bankroll into three digits. The 5-year-old son of I Am A Fool-Game Bunny turned in his fastest clocking of the year under ideal weather conditions for KDM Stables Corp. The win was his fourth of the year in 13 outings for $100,540 in earnings. The 2009 Matron Stakes winner, now conditioned by Nick Surick, has won $710,635 in his career. Three Of Spades (Ron Pierce) finished second. Dina’s Gamble (Jim Morand), first out of the gate, finished third.

Tim Tetrick came on strong in the stretch, driving Astounding Hanover to overtake Charger (Ron Pierce) halfway home to notch a 1:50 victory in the $32,500 Delaware Special. Joe Johnson and trainer Jim King own the Allamerican Native-Aw Shucks Hanover gelding, bringing his 2011 bankroll to $87,455 and $310,337 lifetime. Roy Orbisong (Daryl Bier), making his first start since mid-November, finished third.

Ron Pierce with two wins has moved into first place in the dash-win standings with 224 trips to the winner’s circle. Defending champion Corey Callahan is now second with 222 winners. Tim Tetrick, Tony Morgan and Bret Brittingham also had two wins each.

— Marv Bachrad