Tirade Hanover will put his three-race win streak on the line and Tough Mac will look to extend his unbeaten streak to three during Dover Downs’ $20,000 Open Handicap Trot on Wednesday (February 15) at Dover Downs.

The card will kick off with a 4:30 p.m. first-race post time. Also, Tim Tetrick will be back from vacation and is scheduled to steer four charges during the program.

After having started slowly this meet, Tirade Hanover, with driver Yannick Gingras, is now at the top of his game. He is carrying a three-race winning banner into this week’s top trot. Owned by trainer Leigh Raymer, Moss and the Solomons, Tirade Hanover already is a $761,921 career winner of 34 races. Mike Casalino’s Tough Mac, meanwhile, is also in rare form with consecutive wire-to-wire wins with Corey Callahan at the controls. Im So Striking (to be driven by Eddie Dennis) is also fresh from an impressive victory for Lois and Earl Walters and E&K Stable.

The only female in the octet of performers is Bill Cantrell’s Classic Belisima with driver Art Stafford Jr., who has won two of her last three. Tim Tetrick will drive the steady Il Mago for CC Racing, while Vic Kirby handles Rich Polluci’s Sold Frost Free Hanover. Uva Hanover piloted by Tony Morgan, owned by Martin Sternberg and Stake Your Claim Stable and local favourite I Like My Boss, drew the rail for trainer Bob Shahan and the Parsons.

In the $15,500 4&5-Year-Old Winners-Over trot sub feature, Richard Gutnick and TLP Stables’ Moonlight Cocktail (Morgan) tries to get back in the win column after last week when her four-race win streak came to an end. Mike Casalino’s Earls Speeder (Callahan) won this event with Jim Moore’s Royal Becca J (Jack Parker Jr.) and Bluebird Reverend (Montrell Teague) third for trainer Bob Reeser, Dan Dennis, Jay Johannsen and Holly Case.

(Dover Downs)