Itsrockandroll A won gate-to-wire in the $35,714 Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (March 20) night.
Driver Allan Davis took full advantage of the speed favouring sloppy racing surface and rocketed Itsrockandroll A to the top at the start of the race. Adam Twelve (Corey Callahan) settled in the pocket. Wehadababyitzaboy, normally a closer, left quickly from the outside and was able to settle in third approaching the quarter.
Itrockandroll A, the 9-5 betting favourite, rolled in :27.1 to the opening quarter before breezing to the half in :56, a :29.3 second quarter. Driver Jason Green guided Wehadababyitzaboy to the outside from third past the half and was charging hard down the backstretch. Alta Revelry N (Tim Tetrick) grabbed the second-over cover. Captaincountrystar (Pat Berry) followed third-over on the rim. Adam Twelve accepted the pocket trip.
Wehadababyitzaboy and Itsrockandroll A matched strides and battled to the three-quarters in 1:23.3, a :27.3 quarter. Itsrockandroll A surged late in the stretch to win by a half-length in 1:51.4. Wehadababyitzaboy finished second Adam Twelve was third.
Trained by Don Brittingham, Itsrockandroll A (A Rocknroll Dance) is owned by Elizabeth and Bret Brittingham, both from Delaware. He paid $5.60 for the win.
Young Trea Porter, a third-generation harness driver, earned a four bagger with four driving wins.
There is a Pick-5 carryover worth $364 on Monday’s (March 24) betting card.
Bally’s Dover races Monday thru Thursday Post time is 4:30 p.m.
(With files from Dover)