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Monday’s (Dec. 19) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs and The Meadows.

Southwestern Dream scores in Monday feature at Dover

Dover, DE — Southwestern Dream closed with a rush in winning the Monday feature at Dover Downs. This was the final card before a week-long holiday break (Dec. 20-25). Live racing resumes next Monday (Dec. 26).

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Southwestern Dream was a 1:50.3 winner on Monday.

In the $31,000 Preferred/Open Pace, Corey Callahan drove Southwestern Dream down the lane to catch front-pacing Vlos (Tony Morgan) in the final steps to score a 1:50.3 triumph. Vlos held on for second with fast-finishing Dancin Yankee (David Miller) third.

It was the Cambest-Lady Of Art gelding’s second straight win and eighth on the season for trainer Bruce Saunders and owner Frank Belino. The 7-year-old has now won $157,955 this year and $775,402 lifetime.

Matt Kakaley got Highbeam Rusty N away quickly and then cut every step of a 1:51.2 mile to win the $30,000 Delaware Special. Mike Hall trains the Artsplace-Nicky Michele gelding for Carter Racing Stable. The win was the seventh of the campaign for the $136,230 winner this year. Kiss My Art (Corey Callahan) flashed down the stretch to finish second with Eagle All (Ross Wolfenden) the show horse.

— Marv Bachrad

The Meadows
Away last in the field of six, Kandor Hanover erased a 2-1/2 length deficit in the stretch to notch her third straight victory in Monday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. Although Kandor Hanover was wide in the lane for Dave Palone, the 1-2 favorite gobbled up the leader, Victory Is Coming, in deep stretch and defeated that rival by three-quarters of a length in 1:55. Hawaiianphotograph rallied for show. Bill Zendt trains Kandor Hanover, a 5-year-old daughter of Tagliabue-Katelyns Glory who extended her career bankroll to $425,130, for Online Stables, John Burns and J. Patrick Huber. Brett Miller drove five winners and Palone three on the 14-race card.