Tuis Star made easy work of the competition in her $28,169 first-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) series for two-year-old trotting fillies on Monday, Nov. 10 at Bally's Dover, delivering an 11-3/4-length drubbing to Suburban Lady and extending her winning streak to four in the act.
In line to Corey Callahan, Tuis Star (pictured above) sprinted clear of Dancing Willow (Jason Green) through a :30.4 opening quarter and she was unopposed once gaining control of the terms. Tuis Star's lead increased to five lengths when Dancing Willow broke stride from the pocket heading to the 1:01.4 half, which allowed eventual runner-up Suburban Lady (Troy Beyer) to inherit the second spot. Tuis Star maintained a four-length lead over Suburban Lady up the backstretch and accelerated to three-quarters in 1:32.2 before steadily extending her margin of clearance through the closing stages of a 2:02 mile. Rainingrainbows (Allan Davis) finished third.
Trainer David Wiest co-owns four-time winner Tuis Star with nonagenarian Don Wiest of Lykens, Pennsylvania, who bred the filly with Edward Kimmel. The daughter of E L Platinum-Tui, who paid $2.20 to win, increased her career earnings to $123,637 after also having swept the October DSBF series at Harrington Raceway.
In the second division, Emerys Angel and driver Art Stafford Jr. sustained a first-over push up the backstretch and eclipsed 1-5 favourite Wolfpack One (Troy Beyer) on the far turn before drawing 4-1/2 lengths clear of that rival to win in 2:01.4. Sheas Blustone (Mark King) finished third.
Trainer Stacy Johnston-Stafford owns Emerys Angel, a Top Flight Angel-Judy Luns filly who paid $11.20 in her maiden-breaking win, with Wyatt Starkey of Sudlersville, Maryland.
Rookie trotting fillies will contest the second round of their series next Monday, Nov. 17, with the top eight point earners from both preliminary rounds convening for a $110,000 USD final on Nov. 24.
(Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund)