Trainer Leigh Raymer had four wins and captured three of the $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for two-year-old trotters at Harrington Raceway on Wednesday (September 28).
Raymer co-owned Luv Is Blind ($2.80, Victor Kirby) prevailed for the second straight week in 2:04.3. The Keystone Activator gelding drew clear of the field at the top of the stretch for a decisive score.
A Raymer-trained entry driven by Kirby was again in the winner's circle again when Rodney Mitchell Jr.'s Jiggs ($7, Kirby) notched his first lifetime win with a 2:05.2 triumph. The Giant Hit gelding atoned for a miscue in his elimination last week when he went off stride.
Owner Mitchell Jr. and Raymer teamed up for another win with Meantrotnjean ($10, Allan Davis) in the final filly division with a 2:06.3 victory. The Cr Commando filly notched the first win of her career.
Ben Brooks' Master Clave ($2.20, Ross Wolfenden) improved to three-for-three lifetime with a 2:01.4 triumph in the first division for colts and geldings. The Master Lavec gelding is trained by John Wilkerson.
Raymer had four wins on the program, three were driven by Kirby.
In the overnight feature, the $19,200 Open Trot, Joseph and Laurie Davino's Take My Picture ($6, Wolfenden) was a 1:55.4 winner for trainer Nikolas Drennan. The win was Wolfenden's third on the program.
The $100,000 finals and $20,000 consolations for DSBF horses will commence on Wednesday, October 5.
(Harrington Raceway)