DOVER, Del. — A :25.3 opening quarter on a chilly Tuesday apparently was too much for Elliesjet N and Jerseylicious as Fashion Showdown was fastest in the stretch to score a 35-1 harness racing upset in the $20,000 Mares Open pace at Dover Downs on Jan. 5. Corey Callahan notches four wins.

Elliesjet N and driver Art Stafford Jr. brought an eight-race win streak as she stepped up into the top distaff race of the week facing stakes seasoned Jerseylicious (Alan Davis) and super-sharp Shine N Shimmer (Corey Callahan) in the feature race. After taking the front approaching the first quarter Elliesjet N continued to lead past the half and to the three quarters when Shine N Shimmer moved up and challenged around the final turn before taking the front turning for home. In deep stretch, Scandalicious (Tony Morgan) came alongside but nearing the wire Ross Wolfenden and Fashion Showdown closed fastest of all to get up at the finish line in 1:51.3 and pay $73.40 for a $2 win ticket. Scandalicious was a close second in front of Shine N Shimmer. Both Elliesjet N and Jerseylicious finished out of the money.

On the official program Fashion Showdown, trained by Craig McInnis for owner Chris White, had impressive past performance credentials although the Village Jolt-Catch The Show six-year-old had started from the outside in four of her last five races. She was an 11-time winner in 2015 finishing in the first three in 23 of 31 starts earning $132,305 during the year.

Since finishing second in the Matron consolation in Early November, The Wiz Kids Stable's Girlofyourdreams has won three of her last four outings with a second, beaten by a neck, her only loss. In the $15,000 4&5-Year-Old Mares pace, Montrell Teague drove the Bart Dalious-conditioned Bettor's Delight-JK Majorette four-year-old to a gritty 1:53.4 score holding off American Truth (Morgan) by a long nose.

Wolfenden drove his second winner in a $14,000 Mares Winners-Over cutting out the mile in 1:51.3 for trainer Dave Smith and owners Randall Bendis and Tom Pollack for her 38th career win. A daughter of Camluck-Cyber wave, she has now won 655,914 lifetime. No respect (Vic Kirby) came on to finish second with Hearts N Flowers (A.Davis) third.

The next-to-longest payoff on the card came when Montrell Teague picked up his second win guiding Annabeth, off at 30-1, to a 1:53.3 surprise victory in a $12,000 Mares pace for owner-trainer Jeff Clark. An inside post was a help as the Shadow Play-Get Out Amanda four-year-old won for the first time since late October. The Empiressister N (Brett Miller) was next with Trine Hanover (A.Davis) third.

Corey Callahan won both ends of the daily double to key a four-win night. Montrell Teague and Ross Wolfenden, trainer Joe Hundertpfund and owner Bill Sartin had two wins apiece.

I LIKE MY BOSS LOOKS FOR 5TH STRAIGHT; RAGAZZO DOLCE AFTER 7TH IN-A-ROW AT DOVER WEDNESDAY

A pair of streaking trotters are Wednesday, Jan. 6 headliners at Dover Downs. I Like My Boss has been outstanding in his last four starts and steps up to the $21,000 Open/Handicap trot feature. Meanwhile Ragazzo Dolce puts a six-race win streak on the line in a $15,000-$20,000 Claiming trot. First post is 4:30 p.m.

I Like My Boss, one of the top trotters in Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund history is back in top form for trainer Bob Shahan who owns the five-year-old with Jim and A.M.Parsons. George Dennis has been his regular driver in each of his last four winning starts. Mike Casalino’s Tough Mac, a winner last time with Corey Callahan, who has a recent history of drawing the outside post, reached the winner’s circle 11-times last year.RBH Venture’s War Cry Hall, reined by Ross Wolfenden, raced big last week only to lose by half-a-length.

The rest of the talented field includes newcomer Ted Gewertz’s Panamanian Hanover, with Tony Morgan, who has been racing well at Chester and Yonkers. Moses, the Solomons and trainer Leigh Raymer’s Tirade Hanover and Brett miller returns after racing in Meadowland’s Opens. Indiana stakes winner Bluebird Reverend handled by Montrell Teague, will leave from post 1 for owners Dennis, Johannsen, Case and trainer Bob Reeser.Ed Gannon’s Winbak Charles M, piloted by Jonathan Roberts and Razor Ramone, owned by Bill Dittmar and Steve Iaquina, will be driven by Allan Davis. 

In the $15,000 4&5-Year-Old trot, Howard and Josh Kaufman’s Drinkforthehouse (Corey Callahan) has the outside post meeting Gary Simpson and Eric Good’s Adrenalin Junkie (Jim Morand), Bob Shahan’s Machuca (A.Davis), Rich Stansbury’s Toolbox (G.Dennis), The Fighter (Roger Plante) racing for Ed and Jim Hall. Trainer-driver Vic Kirby’s Lighter Hanover, Carol Atkinson and Serendipity Stable’s Made To Trot and Barbary Kinsey’s Myclaimtovictory (Kim Vincent.

Since early meet, the $15,000-$20,000 Claiming Handicap has belonged to Mike Casalino and trainer Dylan Davis’ Ragazzo Dolce (Jim Morand) who has won his last six consecutive starts. His strongest opponents appear to be Howard Taylor and Bill Mullen’s Vimy Ridge (A.Davis), a winner of four of his last six races with two close-up thirds, Beaver Creek Farm’s Brew Master (Teague) and /rich Lombardo’s Aventure (Brett Miller).

Marv Bachrad