Lazurus Rises To Occasion In Open

Lazurus charged to overtake Golden Son in deep stretch for a 1:53.3 lifetime best at Dover Downs on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Off at 6-1, driver Tim Tetrick sat patiently with Lazurus as race-favourite Theresademoninme cut most of the mile. Russell Foster put Golden Son in gear to assume the lead on the final turn, and Lazurus closed between horses to collar Golden Son in the final strides for his second win of the year.

The Credit Winner-Afterglow Hall gelding conditioned by Scott DiDomenico for Dana Parham, CC Racing and Triple D Stables won for the 17th time and now has earned $203,537 in his career. Celebrity Pegasus came on fast to take third place.

Go Sandy Go prepped for the upcoming Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes, scoring in 1:54.1 in a $12,000 Fillies and Mares Pace. Jason Green drove his second winner for owner-trainer Josh Green. Sassa’s Sister was second with Lil O’Reilly next.

Go Sandy Go, a soph filly by Roddys Bags Again-Bit Of Trick, won last years $100,000 DSBF Final, and now is three wins and a second in four career starts for Brent Outten and Green Racing.

Bettorhaveanother has a three-race win streak on the line in this week’s top distaff event, the $25,000 Mares Open, on the Wednesday, Feb. 28 program at Dover Downs.

This week Tony Morgan holds the reins for trainer Ron Burke and owner Weaver Bruscemi. All three of Bettorhaveanother's wins have come by no more than a half-length, with one by a head and the other by a nose.

Returning after a second at the Meadowlands, Shartin N, who won three in a row before that, will be driven by regular driver Tim Tetrick for Richard Pollucci and JoAnn Looney-King.

Nerida Franco N steps up in company after two-straight victories with Allan Davis driving for Mike Hall and Dave Hamm.

Gary Ewing’s Sweet Robbie piloted by Art Stafford Jr. leads the rest of the field, which also includes Breakaway Stable’s sharp Valuable Art, handled by Corey Callahan, Legacy Racing’s Empress Deo and Montrell Teague alongside and Terror At Night, driven by Mike Cole for owners Arlene Paisley, Ed Maas, Arlene Paisley and Nanticoke Racing, completes the field.

On a competitive undercard, nine start in a $13,000 Mares Winners-Over Pace with Newborn Sassy, owned by CC Racing and JoAnn Looney-King, leaving from post nine in the second tier. George & Tina Dennis and The Wiz Kids Stable’s Im Won Rum Wiser, a winner last week, draws post one, with Ken Jacobs’ Planet Rock alongside.

The other contestants are Use You Noodle for Faragalli III, Feeney, Johnson and Nanticoke Racing, Art Foster Jr. and Foster III’s Skateboard Chic, Breakaway Stable’s Never Back Down, Bob Bailey’s Duneside Chella, Claim To Fame’s Hold It Hanover and Chris Sharpe and Alex Hawes’ Quotable Quotes.

Dover Downs’ features a 50-cent Pick 5 wager starting with the 2nd race through the 6th. A late daily double is carded for the 12th and 13th races.

Live racing is featured Monday through Thursday weekly with a 4:30 p.m. post time. No live racing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

(With files from Dover Downs)