Daryl Bier's Bandolito was a decisive winner in the $16,000 Open Pace Monday at Harrington Raceway in 1:50.4.
Driven by his owner/trainer, Bandolito ($3.40) immediately went for the lead from post position four and chopped out fractions of :27.4, :56 and 1:23.4 before using a :27-second closing quarter to post the win by 3-1/2 lengths over Adventure Bound. Just A Jolt was third.
It was the ninth win of the year for the six-year-old Ponder stallion, who earned a berth in the $150,000 Bobby Quillen Memorial Invitational next Monday September 21 at Harrington, featuring some of the top older pacers in harness racing. Bandolito has banked more than $136,000 in 2015 and nearly $420,000 in his career.
The draw for this year's Quillen Memorial will take place Tuesday (September 15).
Named in honour of the popular late Delaware legislator and Harrington Raceway/Delaware State Fair Board Member, the Quillen has attracted many of racing's top pacers over the years including three-time champion Foiled Again, harness racing's richest horse of all-time.
(With files from Harrington Raceway)