Harrington, DE --- Keith Pippi's Traverse Seelster ($3.40, Ross Wolfenden) defended his turf as Harrington Raceway's track record holder on Wednesday with a 1:55.2 win in the featured $19,000 Open trot, raced in sloppy conditions.
The 5-year-old Angus Hall gelding assumed command early from leader Awsome Valley, who was bidding for his fourth straight win, to an opening quarter mile of :28. Traverse Seelster strolled through fractions of :57.1 and 1:26.4 and opened up three lengths in the stretch for his seventh win of the year.
Awsome Valley held second while Skyway Priss closed ground late for third. Trained by Gary Green, the winner pushed his season’s bankroll to nearly $110,000.a
Traverse Seelster set the all-age track record for trotters earlier this year at Harrington with a dazzling 1:54.1 win on June 26.
Traverse Seelster’s win on Wednesday was one of three driving wins on the program for Wolfenden.