A group of owners from the Delaware Valley will be competing for a significant portion of the $1,562,150 in Matron Stakes purses that will be on the line tonight (Thursday, November 5) at Dover Downs.
Howard Taylor, a prominent Philadelphia attorney who owns one of the biggest racing operations in harness racing, is one of the owners in question, as is Jules Siegel, master of the prominent breeding and racing Fashion Farms of New Hope, Pa. Bay Pond Stable of Paoli is another owner from the Philadelphia area that will be in contention tonight.
Representing home-state starters are Rojan Stable (Norm and Bob Aerenson) of Wilmington and Frank Chick of Harrington. There is a large contingent from across the Delaware River owned in part by Christina Takter of East Windsor, including top trotting sophomores headed by the sensational colt Father Patrick and outstanding filly champion Shake It Cerry. Another Takter entry, world champion Wild Honey, will compete in Dover’s first race, the $203,800 Matron division for two-year-old trotting fillies. Another New Jersey representative waves the colours of the highly successful White Birch Farm of Allentown.
First-race post time for Dover Thursday card is 4:30 p.m.
(With files from Dover)