Dover, DE --- In the second and final Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 prelims, Spoonful and Willow Mill Anna notched victories while Theresademoninme won the $20,000 Open Trot Handicap to highlight the Wednesday (Nov. 16) program.
Spoonful made it a two wins for Political Briefing sired horses in DSBF events. The Delbert Cain and Nanticoke Racing filly won the fastest preliminary with driver Jim Morand collecting his third success of the day. The Les Givens trainee, who is out of Sanctions, won for the third time this campaign registering a 2:01.1 victory in one of the two preliminary divisions. Gogh Cinorita (Ross Wolfenden) was right there second with Political Energy (Corey Callahan) the show horse.
In the other $20,000 section, Willow Mill Anna battled Ohtobetheone down the backstretch before pulling away on the final turn on the way to a second straight preliminary win for trainer/driver Gordon Barrett and his Willow Mill Stable.
The Political Briefing-Likes Samantha bay has now won three of her seven stars and $40,000 this year. Segway (Frank Milby), off at 61-1, trotted past Ohtobetheone (Jason Thompson) in midstretch to finish second.
The top eight point-earners after the two preliminaries return next Wednesday (Nov. 23) for the $100,000 DSBF final.
Earlier in the card, an inside post position turned out to be a positive for Theresademoninme, a Kadabra-Tortoni gelding who scored his second win in three outings to reduce his lifetime record to 1:53.1 in the $20,000 Open Trot Handicap. It was the second win on the card for trainer Dylan Davis and owner Mike Casalino. Last week’s winner Glenferrie Dreamer (Pat Berry) came on strong to finish second beaten by a neck. IL Mag (Tim Tetrick) garnered third place.
The race before, Cory Callahan and a local favorite Tough Mac posted a 1:54 clocking in a $15,500 trotting event. The Dylan Davis trainee for Mike Casalino won for the third time this year and upped his career bankroll to $301,794. Bluebird Reverend (Montrell Teague) closed with a rush to take second-place in front of Tag Up And Go (Berry).
Arnold, a 3-year-old Donato Hanover-Precious lady gelding made it three wins in a row as meet leading driver Vic Kirby guided him to a 1:56.3 win for owner/trainer Leigh Raymer. Bowdie De Vie (Allan Davis) and Wygant Angel (Jack Parker) were second and third respectively.
Tim Tetrick and Jim Morand had three winning drives. Vic Kirby and Yannick Gingras as well as trainers Dylan Davis and Jim King, plus owner/trainer Leigh Raymer and owner Mike Casalino had two wins each.