Hasty Western got up in the stretch to win the $11,000 Male pace feature while White Liar, one of two winning grey-coloured horses, took the $10,000 4&5-Year-Old pace at Dover Downs on a windy Saturday, Feb. 2.
Allan Davis was at the controls directing Hasty Western to victory in the $11,000 feature. Louie Pagliarani owns the Western Hanover–Up Front Sassy gelding, trained by Wayne Givens, who reached the winner’s circle for the third time in five starts in 2013. Highbeam Rusty N (George Dennis) led early and held on for second. Tampa Bay Escape (Eddie Davis Jr.) was third.
Excitement prevailed in the winner’s circle following a 1:54.1 victory by Hoorayforthegray in a Delaware $10,000 Claiming pace. A contingent of ladies, members of Housewives Of Delaware, got their photo taken. The group made up of about a dozen housewives chipped in last year to buy and race a horse. The stable has grown and the ladies always show up to cheer on their horses.
Something happened during the card that one does not see that often anymore. In addition to grey Hoorayforthegray, David Miller’s White Liar, driven by Vince Copeland, came along the passing lane to become a second grey winner. It isn’t often you see two grey horses win on the same card. Ironically, both horses were sired by a non-grey stallion -- Hoorrayforthegray by Village Jolt and White Liar by Yankee Cruiser.
And to top it off, driver Mark Gray had a winner, GEs Alex. It certainly was a ‘Grey-t’ day.
Dover Downs takes a day off from live racing on Super Bowl Sunday. Racing resumes with the normal schedule on Monday, with the $23,000 Mares Open pace, the headliner featuring Alexachase and Monocromatic.
(Dover Downs)