Former Ontario-based campaigner Piece Of The Rock notched his second win of 2017 scoring an impressive victory in the Monday feature at Dover Downs.
On the heels of a 1:50.2 triumph in his last start L&J Racing’s veteran pacer won for the 33rd time in his career romping to a 1:51.1 decision raising his lifetime earnings to $717,694 with Tony Morgan guiding the win.
Josh Green conditions the Rocknroll Hanover-Paulas Promise gelding driven by Tony Morgan. Western Young Gun (Jonathan Roberts) came down the passing lane to edge Rock On Precious (Russ Foster) for second money.
Morgan racked up his second win of the day piloting owner-trainer Ron Davis’ Lee Is A Star home. The Matts Scooter-Bags Is A Artist seven-year-old recorded his 15th lifetime win good for $116,385 earnings.
Sean Bier was the first of two drivers to hang up a double. He drove Major Starlight, an Amanda Payson-trained Major In Art-Starlight Justice gelding owned by Dante Scattolini and Ben Gordon, to a 1:52 triumph. Bier came right back to steer New Evidence home in 1:56 in the next race for owners, trainer Jim McGuire, Jeff and John O’Donnell. The victory was the first of the year and second all-time for the Western Terror-Bouncing Hanover gelding.
Art Stafford Jr. also made the winner’s circle twice. First with Ron Davis’ Machet Time, a daughter of Mach Three-Rocket Time, in 1:53.4. Stafford later gave A Farmboys Success his first lifetime victory carving out a 1:55 win. Stafford also owns and trains the American Ideal-Far Ahead Hanover sophomore gelding.
Corey Callahan was responsible for two wins also, He drove Breakaway Racing’s Nantucket Red, a Real Artist-Race Me Valerie gelding, for trainer (and father) Nick Callahan to a lifetime first win in 1:54.1. CTC Stable’s Wests Lucky Aria came back in the stretch for Callahan to post a 1:55.3 success with a Camluck-Terror Of The West three-year-old filly.
Trainer Joe Columbo and driver George Dennis collaborated for consecutive victories. Both winners are owned by George & Tina Dennis. They are partnered with The Wiz Kids Stable on Im Won Run Wiser, a 1:53 winner by Headmaster-La Gloria Cubana, an eight-year-old mare. Allstar Preview was the other Dennis winner. He is an altered son of Four Starzzz Shark-Gallery Hop gelding.
(with files from Dover)