Rookies Battle In Delaware Stakes
The second leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund went postward Monday at Dover Downs, and it did so over a swift track surface.
Bebop On The Block (Gamblers Dream-Seboomook Mao) repeated last week in a wire-to-wire score by 3-1/2 lengths in a new lifetime mark in 1:54.2 for driver, Dexter Dunn and trainer Josh Green. Aidan was second and Elite Retreat was third.
Owners are mother and son, Debbie and Brendan Cook of Hartly and the breeder is Garnet W O’Marrow of Bridgeville.
In the second division, American Nitro (Badlands Nitro-Jet America) cut a mile in 1:55 for driver Victor Kirby and trainer Les Givens en route to defeating last week’s winner Leonards Legacy. Undercovershamrock was third.
American Nitro is owned by Henry Faragalli, Art Feeney, Daniel Doane and Nanticoke Racing Inc.
The top eight point earners will advance to the $100,000 final on Wednesday, November 27th.
The DSBF continues tomorrow night with the two-year-old trotters. Post Time is 4:30 p.m.
(Dover Downs)