Casey At Bat takes on Quick Shot Monday

Kathleen Brewers' Quick Shot has won three-in-a-row and takes on Casey At Bat, owned by White, Denise Davis and Legacy Racing, an impressive harness racing winner last week, his fourth win of the year, in an $18,500 4&5-Year-Old Male pace, the Monday, March 14 feature race at Dover Downs. Post time is 4:30 p.m.

On the highly competitive undercard are a $17,000, a $16,500, a $16,000, a $14,500, a $14,000, a $13,700, and a $20,000 Claiming pace.

Several other win streaks are on the line during the 15-race card: Lew's Maverick (Montrell Teague), owned by John Dickens, Kathleen Mofield and KDK Standardbreds, has won four of his last five races since arriving at Dover Downs.

Lew's Maverick races against the only three-year-old in the field, Arty Foster's Sentencing Memo (Russ Foster), already four-time winners facing older horses.

Options Are Adream (George Dennis) attempts to prolong an undefeated lifetime record four-win streak in an $11,000 pace for young male horses.

DOVER DOWNS NEWS EXTRA    

A large contingent of Delaware harness racing fans had a big night is in the spotlight at the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual “Night of Champions’ Awards-Dinner in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. where the outstanding individual and horse standouts, Dan Patch Award winners, of the 2015 season were honored. First state horses and horsemen walked off with many of the major honors. World champion Wiggle It Jiggleit was named Horse of the Year, as well as Pacer of the Year and 3-Year-Old Pacer of 2015. George Teague is Owner of the Year, driver Montrell Teague is “Rising Star’ Award winner. JoAnn Looney-King was named  USHWA‘s ‘Good Guy’ Award and World champion JL Cruze won Trotter of the Year honors.

Thursday was a big day for seven drivers and two trainers recording two wins each during the 15-race card. Sean Bier and Mike Rossi had back-to-back doubles, to join Allan Davis, Tony Morgan, Art Stafford Jr.,Jonathan Roberts, Ross Wolfenden and trainers Wayne Givens and Tim Crissman with two wins apiece.

After twice being handicapped to post 8, Atta Boy Dan final recurved a better post, and the pacer on the inside and Phil Your Boots on the outside wagered a side-by-side battle the length of the stretch before Andrew McCarthy guided Atta Boy Dan’s nose to the finish line, first, in 1:50.to win the $36,000 Preferred Handicap pace on a big Monday, (3/7) card.

Tim Tetrick led a long parade of multiple race winners, twice driving four wins during the week. On Monday (3/7) Tetrick scored a four-bagger. George Dennis had a triple. Montrell Teague and Tony Morgan had two wins while trainer Kevin Switzer, Dylan Davis and Brian Malone had trainer doubles and owner KDK Standardbreds had an owner double.  Tuesday found Tetrick, Allan Davis, Ross Wolfenden, Montrell Teague, trainer Clyde Francis and owner George Teague with two wins each. On Wednesday, While Tetrick again drove four winners, Tony Morgan and Allan Davis were right behind with three apiece. Owner-trainer Kathleen Brewer also had a triple. Driver Art Stafford Jr. and trainer Jim King had two wins each on the card.

The biggest price of the meet was registered when 89-1 shot Hillbillysweetshrk, driven by trainer-driver Art Stafford Jr. made the winner’s circle. On Wednesday, Stafford came up big driving PT Storm to victory in 1:51 for a lifetime record, in a Delaware $5,000 Claiming pace on a Summer-like 80-degree day. Manwhile, Filly pacer Westluckycam won her sixth in-a-row to become the longest current win streak holder.

Driver Corey Callahan continues en route to his seventh-straight track’s dash win crown; Callahan, who spent the week driving in an International Tournament in Australia, holds a big lead over second-place, Allan Davis. Callahan has 147 wins, Davis, 112 wins. Tony Morgan ranks third with 107 winners, Ross Wolfenden, is fourth with 97 winners. George Dennis completes the Top 5 with 92 wins.

Dylan Davis is also nearing a leading trainer three-peat. Davis has trained 61 winners.  Jim King is second with 45 wins. Wayne Givens is in third place with 38, while Kevin Lare and Josh Green are in a fourth place haltering 31 winners .

A horsemen’s family is in need! Layla Mosley, 5-year-old granddaughter of trainer Joe Hundertpfund was diagnose with Stage 4 Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer. She is receiving treatment at A.I.DuPont Hospital for Children. Donations are being accepted by calling Rich Ashley at 302-270-6480.

Marv Bachrad