Montrell Teague picked up his third win of the day driving Lews Maverick to a come-from-behind victory catching Cashendash Hanover in the closing strides to win Monday’s claiming feature at Dover Downs.
Stepping up after a 1:50.4 front-end victory last week in $12,500 claimer, Lews Maverick (Tim Tetrick) won for the third time his meet with Teague driving for trainer Kevin Switzer and owners John Dickens, Kathleen Mofield and KDK Standardbreds. Hide Me Away (Russell Foster), one of two horses claimed out of this event, finish third for the fourth consecutive time.
Lews Maverick is a Western Hanover-Oceanview Cooper gelding who won for the 18th time in his career and is now a $133,918 lifetime winner.
Jason Thompson drove the day’s longest shot, 27-1 Fussy Streak. Trained by Jim Thompson for Mist Stable, the 1:57.4 performance was a lifetime fastest victory.
Owosso Flash (Bret Brittingham) was a 15-1 upsetter in another pace for owner-trainer Jane Ramsey and Dave Amos.
Montrell Teague and Tim Tetrick had three wins each.
(With files from Dover Downs)