Enhance Your Mind returned to the winner’s circle on Tuesday, Feb. 14 taking the $20,000 Valentine’s Day Mares Open Pace at Dover Downs.
Driver Victor Kirby left fast with the improving five-year-old daughter of Riggins-Enhance The Night and led throughout the 1:51.1 mile. After fighting off a backstretch challenge from even-money favourite Nat A Virgin (Corey Callahan), Enhance Your Mind rolled off a :27.4 final panel to thwart her six followers. Mischief Maker N (Ross Wolfenden) finished second for the third consecutive time, while KJs Caroline (Yannick Gingras) came on for third.
The win was the fourth in six starts this year for Enhance Your Mind, owned and trained by Bryan Truitt. It was her 12th career win raising her total bankroll to $140,490 -- with $42,700 of that total coming in 2017.
In the $15,500 Four & Five-Year-Old Mares Pace, Dismissal, a four-year-old Western Terror-Her Mattjesty mare piloted by Montrell Teague, took the lead early from 32-1 shot Valuable Art (Callahan) and then led the rest of the way for a 1:51.2 victory -- her third in a row for trainer Doug Lewis and owner CTC Stable. Overlooked Valuable Art held on for second with Vintage Babe (Gingras), a winner of six of her last eight, settling for third.
Tony Morgan and Art Stafford Jr. racked up three wins each. Montrell Teague, trainer Doug Lewis, owner CTC Stable, owners-trainers Brian Malone, Josh Parker and owner Nanticoke Racing, all had two winners.
Win streaks are on the line in Wednesday’s feature race when Tirade Hanover, with three straight, and Tough Choice, two in-a-row, tangle in the $20,000 Open Trot Handicap.
Monday through Thursday post time is 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are dark days.
(with files from Dover)