S J Mr Prince won a tight photo and Foggy Lane K was an easy winner in Dover Downs twin-feature trots on a cold and blustering Saturday, January 2. In the two top claiming events, Post 8 was overlooked by the wagering public, resulting in 42-1 and 36-1 longshots
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In an exciting three-horse finish, S J Mr Prince, apparently beaten nearing the wire, came back in the last stride to overtake Over Ruled (Eric Goodell) closing along the passing lane to win the $14,000 4&5-Year-Old trot by a long nose in 1:58.3. Bob Reeser, leases, trains and drives the four-year-old Prince Pine-Patti Morr gelding, a winner of three of her last four races. The Vatican (Corey Callahan) was a neck back in third.
Capote, a recent acquisition by Ken Wood, Brian Gordon and Toby Rekoon, made his local debut a success as Ross Wolfenden recorded his second win of the day with a 1:53.2 victory in a $13,000 male pace. Capote, an altered son of Space Shuttle-Dynamite Dee took the front early, shook off a bid by Idle Hour (Montrell Teague) on the backstretch, and then cruised home an easy winner with Grand Duke Hanover (Frank Milby) a convincing second. Idle Hour finished third.
Robert Key's homebred Foggy Lane K started off the New Year on a winning note coming from behind to score a 1:59 triumph in a $12,500 sub-feature trot. It was Corey Callahan's third win on the card. Wayne Long trains the Lindy Lane-American Misty five-year-old. Jon Win (Vince Copeland) over took third-place finisher Vicki Gram (Art Stafford, Jr.) in mid-backstretch and led until the field entered the stretch.
In the first $20,000 Claiming pace, 42-1 shot PT Stable's Equinox Seelster, driven by Ross Wolfenden, tabbed his third win, a 1:57.1 upset victory by a head. Though starting from the outside, Wolfenden found room behind front-pacing Calibrator N (Brad Hanners). In the stretch four horses converged in a race to the finish line where Equinox Seelster got there first via the passing lane. Fountain Of Youth (Jim Morand) was a hard fought second in front of Calibrator N.
Jennaration, first and second in last previous two races, was overlooked at 36-1 in the other $20,000 claimer as Roger Plante overtook the leaders in mid-stretch and pulled away for a 1:55.2 victory for owner Marilyn Milbrand. Sarahs Legacy (Corey Callahan) finished second in front of None Can Compare (Blake Baker) ending a four-race win streak for the third-place finisher.
(Dover Downs)