Laurel Court tops $200,000 with Harrington upset

HARRINGTON, DE – A pair of $22,500 Open level events headlined the Tuesday (August 18) Harrington Raceway harness racing program.

Jeff Fought and Brian Carsey’s Laurel Court ($37.80, Russell Foster) was an upset winner in the Mares Open for trainer Jay Gannon. The 5-year-old Nob Hill High mare surged through the stretch to pass tiring favorite Stevie Hanover, who was second, for her 3^rd win of the season. Lil Miss Wondrphyl was third. It was just the ninth start of the year for Laurel Court, who surpassed $200,000 in career earnings with the triumph.

LAUREL COURT REPLAY

In the $22,500 Open Trot, Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing’s Speed Away ($11, Corey Callahan) overcame post 8 to pick up his 31^st career win and 7^th of the season with a 1:55.4 victory over Somebody Special and Vlahos. Speed Away, an 8-year-old Father Patrick gelding, made the lead at the opening quarter-mile and never looked back for trainer Nick Callahan. The former Harrington horse of the meet continues to flourish on the half-mile racetrack with his 6^th win over the track this year.

 Driver Brandon Givens continued to have the hot hand with a four-win night, after winning seven races Monday.

Live racing will return next week (August 24-25) before the resumption of a three-day schedule on August 31 through October 21. Post time is 4:30 p.m.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway