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Monday’s (March 7) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs and Monticello Raceway.

Solano captures Delaware Special at Dover Downs

Dover, DE — Solano notched a 1:51.2 victory in the $33,500 Delaware Special on Monday (March 7) at Dover Downs.

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Solano was a 1:51.2 winner in the Delaware Special on Monday.

Solano (Ron Pierce) found room to move to the outside from third at the three-quarters and he continued on to score his second win in his last three starts to win the week’s featured race. Johnny Waite trains and shares ownership with Chasing Paper of the No Pan Intended-Bloodstock Nilator 6-year-old. At present Solano has won $52,975 this year and $397,577 lifetime. Theredandpanlines (Jon Roberts) was a close second. Nova Artist (Allan Davis) was third.

Wambam Sam and This Is Wyatt (Eric Goodell) waged a sterling head-to-head duel from the top of the stretch in the $26,000 Open Handicap Pace until the final stride when Daryl Bier urged Wambam Sam home a 1:51.1 winner. Transcending (David Miller) was right there third. The win was the Real Artist-Roses For Sammie gelding’s fifth of 2011, bringing his seasonal earnings to $48,030 and $253,723 in his career.

Corey Callahan, with five wins, upped his meet-leading total to 179 with Ron Pierce second with 173 winners. Owner-trainer Dylan Davis had three trips to the winner’s circle, while trainer Mike Horsey and owner Mike Casalino were two-time winners.

— Marv Bachrad

Monticello Raceway
Last season trainer April Aldrich’s pupil Sophisticat won 18 races which equaled the most victories by a trotter in North America during the 2010 campaign. Again this year the diminutive Monticello Raceway conditioner has another horse currently vying for the top spot for races won. Blue Creek Angie, owned by her husband, Bruce Aldrich, Jr., scored her sixth season’s triumph when the 8-year-old daughter of On The Attack scored a come from behind victory in 2:00 with Bruce Aldrich, Jr. again at the controls on Monday. The victory positions Blue Creek Angie in a tie for second place in North America for races won this year. For Blue Creek Angie it marked her third consecutive victory and she now has seasonal stats of six wins, one second and two thirds in nine starts. Blue Creek Angie rewarded her backers with a $3.90 mutuel payoff. It was one of three victories on the card for the husband and wife team. They also scored with Lady McGee ($3.40) in 2:00.2 and with trotter Our Special Girl ($4.40) in 2:04. With his three winners Aldrich now has 69 at the meet, which leads runner-up Zeke Parker, who also had a hat trick on the card, by 13 victories.