Ruffled Tux won the feature pace while Looking Hanover took the top trot at Dover Downs on Saturday, March 28. Driver Jim Morand and trainer George Teague collaborated winning the first three races
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Ruffled Tux was the first of two wins for driver Jon Roberts--each of the two was also trained by Dylan Davis who shares ownership with Erica Hanley and Warren Racing Stable. The grey altered son of Lislea-White Ruffles took the lead early and then withstood a stretch drive from second-finishing Truly Chris (George Dennis) to fashion a 1:52.4 triumph, his second of the meet, in a $17,000 Male pace. B Blissfull (Tony Morgan) was the third finisher.
Eddie Davis Jr. piloted Dawn Gannon's Looking Hanover to a 1:56.3 victory in the $16,500 4&5-Year-Old feature trot. The Muscles Yankee-Lady Bar gelding took the early lead and never was headed in his first start of the year. Rusty Rusty Rusty (Vic Kirby) was second best with CJs Crown (Jam King) the show horse.
Robert's other win came guiding Denim Hanover, a Western Hanover Daughterofortune sophomore gelding to a 1:55.4 win in a $13,100 Delaware 3,4&5-Year-Old pace. Shark Tooth (Brandon Givens) closed with a rush to finish second, Out Having Fun (Ben Stafford Jr.) was third.
In the first of two $25,000 Delaware Claiming paces, Nick Callahan's Cool Flying Fun was the longshot winner on the program. Off at 29-1, the nine-year-old Bonnie And Clyde-Cool Flying Filly horse stormed down the lane with Corey Callahan for a 1:52 triumph, his first of 2009. Funny Bones (Brandon Givens) was second in front of Wesmokempeacepipe (Roberts). Corey Callahan and his dad Nick Callahan won two races during the card.
In the other, Mike Cole scored his second win on the program steering Theresa Pryor's In Hot Pursuit HR home in 1:54.1 for the Hothead-Shilalah gelding's first win of the year. Bail Bond Hanover (Morgan) and I Believe Its True (Corey Callahan) were second and third respectively.
Driver Jim Moran, trainer George Teague led off the program winning the 6-6 daily double and Arts Super Star in the third race gave the duo a sweep at the start of the card.
Arts Super Star won his second in three starts notching a 1:55.1 win in a $10,700 Delaware 3,4&5-Year-Old pace for owners Elmer Fannin and George Teague Inc. It was the second win in four outings this season for the Artsplace-Candy Super Star colt. Christian Chapel N (Eddie Dennis) was second in front of Midnight Train (Eddie Davis Jr.).
The card opened with JW Blue Blue Chip, owned by Brenda Teague winning the first race in 1:55.2. The Art Major-JBB Ingenue filly scored in an $8,500 pace for young females, her second win in three starts this year. Big Heart, owned by Howard Taylor, Mitch Rosenthal and Bob Feldman, went wire-to-wire in 1:51.4 to win the second race a $9,600 Delaware Male pace. The win was the first of 2009 for the Badlands Hanover-Cold Heart four-year-old.
(With files from Dover)