Following front-end wins in both of his preliminary divisions, Heinikin Bythebay completed a sweep of the fall Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund series for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Dover Downs with a decisive 1:53.1 score in Monday night's $100,000 final.
Having drawn the outside post in a scratch-reduced field of five, Heinikin Bythebay and Tim Tetrick used the entire first turn to advance alongside early pacesetter DS Heartland (Art Stafford Jr.), prompting a sharp :27.1 first quarter before working clear with just over a circuit to go. Heinikin Bythebay led DS Heartland through a sizzling :55 half, and they left the other trio behind amid a stout backstretch headwind.
After passing three-quarters in 1:24.1, Heinikin Bythebay dismissed of his pocket rival through the far turn, amassing 4-3/4 lengths of clearance at the winning post while under mild tap urging through the final sixteenth. DS Heartland finished second; Itspronounced Jif (Montrell Teague) rallied mildly for third, another 3-3/4 lengths behind, passing both Bad And Boujee and Schrute, the latter of whom tailed off badly through the final three-eighths after prompting the early pace.
Heinikin Bythebay ($2.20) , a gelded son of Southwind Lynx and Sally Pansen with $109,925 in earnings, earned his seventh win in 10 starts this year for trainer Kevin Switzer and owner/breeder KDK Standardbreds of Harrington, Del.
In the $15,000 DSBF consolation for rookie pacing colts and geldings, Cntnobdytelmenothn ($7.40) rode a clear pocket behind even-money favourite Casinobags Vincent through splits of :27.4, :56.3 and 1:25.3 before angling off the pegs in upper stretch and surging to a 1:55 win, recording his second career win by 2-1/2 lengths. Big N Bad Brad finished third.
Tony Morgan drove Cntnobdytelmenothn, a George Teague Jr homebred son of Southwind Lynx and Cahill's Fancy, for trainer Clyde Francis.
Tuesday's (Nov. 23) program at Dover Downs features both $100,000 DSBF finals for two-year-old trotters: Fillies will contest the Marv Bachrad Memorial in race eight; colts and geldings will square off in race 10. First post is 4:30 p.m.
(Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund)