Following his 1:53.1 first-round Maryland Sire Stakes victory last week, Lucky Lilly Belle Stable's Brooksforreal extended his win streak to 11 with a 1:54.2 score in his $13,889 second-round preliminary division on Wednesday, May 7 at Rosecroft Raceway.

In one of the non-wagering divisions,  driver Jared Moyer rated fractions of :27.4, :57.2 and 1:26.2 with the three-year-old Rustys For Real-Brooks Range gelding before using a :28 sprint home to keep pocket rival Hungry Cougar (Jonathan Roberts) at bay by a measured length. MJ Copperfield (Russell Foster) finished third.

Brooksforreal, whom Stacey McLenaghan trains, has won 11 of 15 races in his career and banked $246,626.

Bryan Truitt's Dont Say Maybe took top speed honours among three-year-old pacing colts and geldings with a 1:54 win in the other division. In line to Frank Milby, the Rustys For Real-Sarcastic Bluechip gelding stalked splits of :27.2, :56.4 and 1:25 before emerging from third off the home turn and sweeping to the fore in the final yards to edge pocket rival Rustys Lancelot (Eric Davis) and 3-2 pacesetter Classic Cougar (William Carter) by a widening length. Bryan Truitt Jr. trains Dont Say Maybe, who returned $5.80 to win.

Owner/trainer/breeder Richard Hans and driver Johnathan Ahle partnered to sweep both sophomore trotting divisions with Yall Beneath Me offspring, winning the non-wagering colt and gelding division with Yall Keep Dreaming, who defeated Roan Ridge (Declan Donoway) by 16-1/4 lengths in a lifetime-best 1:55.2 when rebounding from an accident last week that was the only blemish on his career record, and the filly division with Yall Just Love Me ($5.40), who circled cover to edge stablemate Yall Know Me (Foster) by a half length in 2:00.

Moyer scored his second winning Maryland Sire Stakes drive in the second three-year-old filly pacing section, teaming his own trainee Pawny ($46) to a 22-1 upset over Post Jolene (Roberts) and tiring 1-9 pacesetter Toys Little Tinker (Carter) in 1:55.4. 

Woodys Girl ($2.40) won the other split, powering to a 3-1/4-length win over Lus Darling (Eric Davis) and Pams For Real (Fern Paquet Jr.) in 1:56 while in line to Tim Deaton for trainer Kasey Bendix.

The spring Maryland Sire Stakes series will culminate with a quartet of $95,000 USD finals next Wednesday, May 14.

Live harness racing returns to Rosecroft on Sunday, May 11 with a pair of carryovers: $447.22 in the Pick-5 (Races 3-7) and $5,925.36 in the Jackpot Hi-5 (Race 10). First post for the 13-race program is 12 noon.

(With files from Rosecroft Raceway; photo of Brooksforreal from a previous win)