Morairtime upset the boys in the Open Trot at Dover Downs on Tuesday night (Feb. 16).
Morairtime and Jack Parker Jr. blasted off the wings and went right to the top. They set fractions of :28.4 to the quarter and an uncontested half in :57.1
Gillie The Kid was the first to move past the half, but could only offer mild pressure. Morairtime continued to lead the field of seven past three-quarters in 1:25.1. The others were forced three deep to the top of the stretch.
Northern Express slid off the pylons from pocket position in the stretch. However, he could not gain on the leader. Morairtime won by a full length under wraps in 1:53.4. She was sent at odds of 9/2.
Morairtime is owned by James Moore III and trained by Carol Jamieson- Parker. Her husband Jack Parker Jr. was her driver.
Northern Express, who saw his two race win streak end, is trained by Arty Foster Jr. His son Russell Foster drove. Need Luck N finished with late energy and picked up the show money for trainer Jason Johnson. Andrew McCarthy drove.
Tim Tetrick picked up his 12,000th win earlier on the racing card. However Tim was not resting on his laurels as he won five races on the betting card.
There will be a $5,000 guaranteed Pick-5 wager offered on Thursday (Feb. 18). The wager is a 50-cent minimum bet with a 15 percent takeout
Racing resumes on Wednesday (Feb. 17) with first-race post time at 4:30 p.m. (EST).
(Dover Downs)