The second week of the 2020 Harrington Raceway meet will feature nine divisions of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) action for three-year-olds as they complete the first of two $20,000 preliminary legs.
The $100,000 finals will be contested the week of July 6-8.
Pacing colts and geldings get underway in two divisions Monday (June 22). George Teague Jr. and K&R Racing’s All About Lynx (2-1, Montrell Teague) heads the first division. The Southwind Lynx gelding is the only horse in the field who has raced this year, after campaigning in five starts this winter and taking a mark of 1:53.3 at Dover Downs. The Clyde Francis trainee was unraced as a two-year-old.
The second division features Debbie and Brendan Cook’s Bebop On The Block (5-2, Tony Morgan), who swept his eliminations and final at Dover last fall for trainer Josh Green. The Gamblers Dream gelding will renew his rivalry with American Nitro (8-5, Victor Kirby), who made $118,160 as a freshman last season for the Les Givens stable.
Pacing fillies will go to post in three splits Tuesday (June 23). Bag Of Jewels (7-5, Kirby) heads the group after a solid season as a freshman for trainer Les Givens and owners Henry Farragalli, Al Feeney, Bay Pond Racing and Bonuccelli Racing. The Roddys Bags Again filly banked more than $71,000 and won five of her 10 races as a two-year-old.
Legacy Racing of Delaware’s Cinder Rock (7-5, Allan Davis) is certainly the one to beat in the second division after winning six of seven last year for trainer Wayne Givens. Like many of her counterparts, the Rockabillie filly has not raced yet this year, but is fresh off an adequate 1:58.3 qualifying effort on June 10. She banked more than $135,000 as a two-year-old.
A six-horse field comprises the last division, which appears wide open with first-time starter Sweet Lil (5-2, Morgan) – a daughter of Art Director - the morning line favourite for trainer Sheldon Powell and owner George Minner.
Trotters will have their turn Wednesday (June 24), with two divisions apiece for males and females. Jane Dunavant’s Chauffeur (Art Stafford Jr.) and Breakaway Racing’s Touch Of White (Corey Callahan) both had solid seasons at two, and will renew their rivalry in the first divisions for colts and geldings.
The first filly division will see two-year-old DSBF champ Orabelle (Morgan) back in action for trainer Don Wiest, who shares ownership with Ed Kimmel. The Keystone Activator filly banked $111,000 last season.
Dunavant’s Air Time (Stafford), a Dusty Winner gelding who made nearly $75,000 last season, will battle familiar foes in the second male division, which includes Rod Allen’s Zulu (Allen), who won half his starts as a freshman. Zulu (CR Commando) is the only horse in the field with a race this year, which was a 2:01 win at Harrington on June 17.
The final filly division saw Eric Foster’s Emmys Mayflower (Russell Foster) draw post 8 after a terrific season at two, which was capped with her sweeping the eliminations and final at Dover Downs.
Post time at Harrington Raceway is 4:30 p.m. nightly.
(Harrington Raceway)