Perfect M Forever Was Perfect Tuesday
Perfect M Forever closed with a burst to score a 1:53.3 victory in the $26,000 Mares Open Pace while Kellytuck Sophie took the $23,000 Winners Over Pace on Tuesday, November 3 at Dover Downs
. Jim Morand had a driving quadruple.
Eric Goodell sat back near the rear of a select field of six female pacers in the first 26,000 distaff feature of the meet until reaching the backstretch when he sent the four-year-old Stand Forever bay to the far outside and blitz past the leaders on the way to her fourth straight win for KSJ Stables. VC Atom N closed strongly for Vince Copeland to finish second in front of Chloes Silver Star and Ron Pierce.
Kellytuck Sophie moved three-wide around dueling Lady Mach (Eric Goodell) and Firiel Hanover (Montrell Teague) on the final turn and then held off a fast finishing Keystone Rhythm (Ross Wolfenden) by a long neck in 1:52.4 to win the sub-feature $23,000 Mares Jr. Open Pace. Lady Mach held on for third. Veteran Kellytuck Sophie has now won $72,730 for owners W.B. Brooks, Graham Grace and M&W stables.
In an $18,000 pace for fillies and mares, Joe Muscara's Its Cherry Ripe N took full advantage of starting from Post 1 as George Dennis guided the Courage Under Fire mare to victory in 1:54.4. Haunted (Tony Morgan) was next with Hopefull N (Jim Morand) the early leader, taking third money.
Ross Wolfenden moved Donttellmewhattodo into an early lead and never looked back en route to a 1:53 triumph in a $15,000 female pace. Charles Cochran trains the DM Dillinger six-year-old for Darryl Gombert, Jeff Rose and Hankook Stables to her sixth win of the year. Rafaella Seelster (Tim Tetrick) closed well to finish second in front of Riley Rose (Sean Bier).
Following Jim Morand's four wins, Ross Wolfenden had three while Corey Callahan and Tony Morgan collected two wins each.
(Dover Downs)