Huntress won as she pleased in the $29,578 Fillies and Mares Winners Over Select Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Driver Allan Davis sent Huntress quickly to the front at the start of the race and controlled the tempo throughout with Laurel Court (Art Stafford Jr.) along for the ride in second. Huntress, the 1-5 favourite, sped past the opening quarter in :27.1. Without any pressure, she was able to back off the half to :57.2, a :30.1 second quarter. Huntress then started to widen her advantage passing the three-quarters in 1:24.4 with the first-over Melody Hanover (Ross Wolfenden) a non-factor, spinning her wheels in fifth. In the stretch, Huntress rolled home to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:52.1 over Laurel Court. Ragtime Red (Trae Porter) closed for show.
Huntress, a six-year-old daughter of Huntsville-Love And Honor, is owned by Manklin Creek LLC of Berlin, Md and trained by Eric Ell. The win was her 48th lifetime in 102 starts, and she increased her earnings to $581,185. She paid $2.60 for the win.
Davis won four of the evening's 14 races.
On Thursday, Bally’s Dover welcomes three divisions of the Matron Stakes for two-year-olds, which are carded as Races 8, 12, and 14. The undercard features three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Stakes eliminations for rookie pacing males, each with a purse of $20,000 USD. The $28,500 USD Blue Hen Open Pace will feature the best pacers in the area.
(With files from Dover Downs)