After winning his six previous starts by a combined 26 lengths, Melvin G withstood the toughest test of his rookie stakes campaign in the form of Legend Of Rock, whom he held off by a half length to win Tuesday’s (Nov. 26) $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund championship for 2-year-old male trotters at Bally’s Dover and complete a series sweep.
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Givens trainees double in DSBF filly prelims
Trainer Les Givens captured two of Wednesday’s (Nov. 20) three $20,000 second-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund splits for 2-year-old pacing fillies at Bally’s Dover, as odds-on favorites Little Miss Peyton and Bella Artiste posted repeat victories in their respective events.
Chapheart wins Dover Open Trot
Chapheart survived early interference and won the $25,000 Open Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Nov. 19).
Melvin G romps to sixth straight win in DSBF prelim
Dover, DE — Legacy Racing of Delaware and Nanticoke Racing’s Melvin G rolled to his sixth consecutive victory on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at Bally’s Dover, leaving his five rivals well behind en…
Supplemental entry Dandy Ideal wins Matron
Supplemented by his connections to the tune of $20,000, Dandy Ideal brought a three-race winning streak into Thursday’s (Nov. 14) $178,900 Matron Stakes for 2-year-old male pacers at Bally’s Dover. And the American Ideal-OK Heavenly gelding did not disappoint, making good on his owners’ risk with a lifetime best-equaling 1:50.3 victory.
‘Peyton’ wins sixth straight in DSBF filly pace
Donna Messick’s homebred Little Miss Peyton rolled to her sixth consecutive win, posting a 1:55.1 score in the second of three $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund events for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Nov. 13) at Bally’s Dover.
Faze upsets in Matron filly pace
After winning the Kentucky Golden Rod Series final and finishing third behind Papi Grad in her first Grand Circuit assignment, Faze captured the biggest win of her career to date when she nabbed Rose up the open stretch in the $133,100 Matron Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies, held Wednesday (Nov. 13) at Bally’s Dover.
Keg Stand victorious at Bally’s Dover
Keg Stand brushed first-over and powered to victory in the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Nov. 12).
Melvin G wins fifth straight in DSBF prelim
Sent off the overwhelming 1-20 favorite, Melvin G rolled to a lifetime-best 1:57.2 score — his fifth win in a row — in the second of two $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) first-round preliminary divisions for 2-year-old male trotters on Tuesday (Nov. 12) at Bally’s Dover.
Luna Lovegood strolls to Matron triumph
After falling short in the finals of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series and Breeders Crown, Holly Lane Stud East Ltd.’s Luna Lovegood put it all together in the $116,100 Matron Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover, coasting to a 1:53.2 win over Kendra.