Overlooked Egosnattitudes captured the $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund final for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters final Monday at Dover Downs.

Egosnattitudes raced outside uncovered for nearly three-quarters of a mile and still had plenty in the stretch to record a 1:59.3 victory in the state-sired freshman championship.

Jonathan Roberts pulled the homebred son of Great George Two-Aerobic Linda out of fifth in front of the grandstand and methodically moved up on the outside to finally reach the tempo-setting, odds-on favourite Political Foe entering the final turn. Egosnattitudes then hustled past before straightening out at the top of the lane. Political Foe fought to the wire finishing second with Perfect Vangogh and Tony Morgan finishing third.

“This is the first time that [Egosnattitudes] ever put it all together,” said driver Jonathan Roberts in the winner’s circle. “Last month he set a track record at Harrington (in a DSBF prelim) but he came up with some issues after that, so this is a pleasant surprise.”

Bib Roberts trains and co-owns Egosnattitudes with M&W and breeder Graham
Grace stables. The gelding won for the third time in seven starts and ups his seasonal earnings to $73,400.

Win Power and trainer-driver Jeff Fout got up in the final stride to win the $20,000 DSBF Consolation in 2:05. Vangoghpaintsinred (Vince Copeland) had led from the start and had to settle for second. Wynfield Comet (Kim Vincent) was third.

The DSBF male pace $100,000 final is set for Sunday, December 7.

(Dover Downs)