Racing Roundup: Three Of Spades has the winning hand at Dover
March 16, 2010,from Harness Publicists across North America
Monday’s (March 15) Racing Roundup features results stories from Dover Downs, The Meadows, Western Fair Raceway and Monticello Raceway. Three Of Spades has the winning hand at Dover Dover, DE — Three Of Spades spoiled the return of Badlands Nitro to the races by scoring a 1:51 victory in the $40,000 feature over a sloppy track at Dover Downs on Monday. Southwind Lynx also tasted defeat at the hands of Kentucky Rebel in the $37,000 Delaware Special. In the featured race, Jon Roberts hustled Three Of Spades up quickly to step past 1-2 Badlands Nitro (Corey Callahan) heading to the three-quarters and then sped home in :28 to complete a 1:51 victory in the $40,000 Preferred Pace. The win was the third of 2010 for the Cam’s Card Shark-Triple Flip gelding owned by Bill DeLodovico and trainer Bib Roberts. He has also been second twice and third three times this year while banking $72,840. Gottaservesomebody (Tony Morgan), last week’s event winner, was second with Dontloseyourdayjob (Daryl Bier) taking third money. Badlands Nitro faded to last in the six horse field. Johnny Waite’s Kentucky Rebel, piloted by Mike Cole, cut out the pace in the $37,000 Delaware Special with Southwind Lynx racing fourth through most of the three-quarters. Tim Tetrick move Southwind Lynx from third heading to the final turn and closed strongly but was a neck shy of the winner at the wire in 1:53.2. Waipawa Lad N (Brad Hanners) finished third. — Marv Bachrad Staying Smooth, Boiler Spur Blur win Meadows series openers Washington, PA — Staying Smooth, his gait smoothed by hopples, cruised to an effortless victory in Monday’s opening leg of the Triple Diamond, an early-closing series for 3- and 4-year-old colt and gelding trotters at The Meadows. Boiler Spur Blur captured the other $15,000 opening-leg division. Staying Smooth had displayed flashes of ability but also breaking problems before trainer Steve Bush rigged him with hopples prior to his last start, when he finished a strong second. In the Triple Diamond, Staying Smooth powered to the front for Tony Hall and widened his lead, scoring in 1:58.3 on a sloppy surface. King Chip K rallied for place, 7-1/4 lengths back, with Fun N Pleasure a distant third. Mark Zallenick, Russell Zallenick and Bush own Staying Smooth, a 4-year-old son of Conway Hall-Armbro Sassafras. Boiler Spur Blur made up five lengths late for Dave Palone to triumph in 1:59.2, a neck better than Chip Chip Mac. Tutto Pagato was third. Kent Sherman trains the 4-year-old Kentucky Spur-Albas Reward gelding for Keith Pippi. In the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace, 8-1 Cadie’s Gotta Gun went from worst to first with a powerful wide rally that carried her to a half-length victory in 1:54.4 for Brett Miller. Northern Lei Ann closed well for second while 4-5 favorite McGibson saved show. Spencer Kahrig trains Cadie’s Gotta Gun, a 5-year-old Gunthatwonthewest-Timeless Cadie mare who has won three of her last four starts, for Richard Copp. Miller drove four winners and Palone three on the 13-race card. — Evan Pattak Make it eight for Lady Latte London, ON — With her victory in Monday’s Preferred Pace for mares at Western Fair Raceway, Lady Latte placed herself atop the leaderboard for the most wins by a Standardbred in North America so far in 2010. Iron Horse Photo Lady Latte posted her eighth win of the season on Monday at Western Fair Raceway. With Mike Sumner in the bike as usual, the striking roan mare by No Pan Intended captured the lead just before the half, then fought off a determined Artistry In Rhythm at the three-quarters to win by a length in 1:58.3. Sammy Syd closed well to finish second while Artistry In Rhythm held for third. Owned by Craig Turner and Mhairi Kersel and trained by William Hamm, Lady Latte was recording her eighth win to date this season. Coming into Monday’s program the 4-year-old mare was tied with five other performers for the most wins in North America since January 1. Her share of Monday’s C$11,500 purse puts her at $31,718 on the season and $75,777 lifetime. Monday’s $13,500 Preferred Pace saw Button Up go gate-to-wire for Mike Horner to win in 1:55 over Pacific Oak and Oakley Seelster. It was the second win this year for the 7-year-old son of Northern Luck owned by the Sure Gain Stable. Trained by Mark Horner, Button Up was recording the 22nd win of his career for $484,435 in career earnings. The bettors were right on the money in the co-featured Preferred Trot as the heavy favorite Sand Wyndham came through with ease for Tom Strauss to win in 1:59.2. A 5-year-old son of Pegasus Spur, Sand Wyndham was recording his second win in seven tries this year. Ben Wallace trains the winner for owner Brad Grant. It was the pair’s second win on the card as their Keystone Matt captured the Preferred 2 in 1:56. Brad Forward was in the bike for that effort. — Western Fair Media Relations Aldrich wins five at Monticello Monticello, NY — According to the Chinese Calendar it’s the Year of the Tiger. But at Monticello Raceway it seems like it’s the year of Bruce Aldrich, Jr. On the Monday afternoon card Aldrich added five more wins to his meet leading total and now has 83 victories. If he keeps winning at the rate he currently is, he could approach the track record of 526 wins set by Billy “Zeke” Parker, Jr. back in 1995. Aldrich reached the winner’s circle for the first time on Monday when he won the second race with Cannon Bone Express’ Classy Ivory in a time of 2:02.1. He then won the third race with Lawrence Broadway’s Angie’s Playmate in 2:01. Beginning in the sixth race Aldrich strung together three consecutive victories. He won the sixth by six lengths with Jeanne Zukowski and April Aldrich’s trotter Mystical Heiress in 2:01.2 and then scored a 2:01.2 triumph behind Sea Horse Farm’s Julie Julie in the seventh. His final victory of the day was in the eighth with Howard Schiff and Gary and Roberta Decker’s Call Shawnie in 2:03. “It all worked out good for me today,” Aldrich said by telephone from the paddock after the races. “It’s funny though…the three races I thought I’d win I got beat in but I won five others that I didn’t think I had a chance in. Go figure!” — John Manzi