$25,000 mares open at Dover Downs

DOVER, Del. – Last week, Nat A Virgin and Corey Callahan came from far back to beat Enhance Your Mind, last season's Horse of the Meet in the $25,000 Mares Open pace. They renew their rivalry in the Wednesday, Dec. 20 feature race at Dover Downs. Post time is 4:30 p.m.

This time, Mike Casalino's Nat A Virgin drew outside post 8 to the right of owner-trainer Bryan Truitt's Enhance Your Mind, who has two wins and a second in her last four outings with regular driver Vic Kirby. Divas Image put in a strong performance a week ago for Tim Tetrick cutting the mile before tiring to finish third for trainer Jen Bonjiorno and owners Our Hrs Cents, Stable 45 and J&T Silva stables.

Jag Out, a former winner of this event will get driver Tony Morgan racing for owners Hochsprung, JL Benson and Nick Surick stables. The rest of the talented eight female field includes Legacy Racing's Empress Deo with Ross Wolfenden; owner-trainer Gary Ewing's hard-hitting Sweet Bobbie and Art Stafford Jr.; Joe Davino, Pat O'Brian and Brad Shackman's Keystone Riptide, guided by Ross Wolfenden. And completing the field is Legacy Racing's Empress Deo steered by Ross Wolfenden, and Mike Hall leased Rocknroll Vision and Jonathan Roberts leaving from the rail.

The strong Wednesday card will be followed on Thursday with a powerful 13-race program headed by a wide-open $25,000 Open pace.

Thursday (12/21) is the final program of the 2017 potion of the season. Dover Downs observes a traditional Christmas Holiday Break next week. Live racing will resume on New Year's day, Monday, Jan. 1 and continue four days a week, Monday through Thursday with post time at 4:30 p.m.

Dover Downs now features a 50-cent Pick 5 wager starting with the 2nd race through the 6th. A late daily double is carded for the 12th and 13th races.

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