DOVER, Del. — Ragazzo Dolce continued his all winning record at Dover Downs this harness racing meet winning his eighth straight while I Like My Boss win streak ended at five on a chilly Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Montrell Teague enjoyed a 2-hole trip behind favorite I Like My Boss before pulling out at the top of the stretch to rush past for a 1:54.4 victory in the $20,000 Open trot. Ragazzo Dolce meanwhile mastered the $15,000-$20,000 Claiming handicap ranks with a 1:55.1 triumph.
In the feature race, George Dennis had to go three-wide from post 8 with I Like My Boss before taking the early lead. After making a misstep at the start, Razor Ramone (Allan Davis) rallied and then on the backstretch led a charge at the leader. As the field turned toward the stretch, Teague took to the outside with Bluebird Reverend, a Swan For All-Little Revenue gelding, the only four-year-old in the nine-horse field, and rolled by for his ninth win in 33 career starts. The Indian-bred has won $269,714 in earnings for owners, trainer Bobby Reeser, Denise Dennis, John Johannsen and Holly Case, War Cry Hall (Ross Wolfenden) hustled up second in front of Tirade Hanover (Vic Kirby).
Jim Morand roared out of post 8 with Ragazzo Dolce to secure the front and then never looked back en route to his second victory from the outside for co-owner, trainer Dylan Davis and Mike Casalino. The five-year-old altered son of Muscles Yankee-Bella Dolce won for the 15th time good for career earnings of $125,405. Man Of Muscle (Jonathan Roberts) was second. Master Builder (Tetrick) was the show horse.
Drinksforthehouse came from off the pace on the backstretch to quickly overtake the leaders on the way to his third win in-a-row and fifth in his last six races to score a 1:55.3 victory with Tim Tetrick in the bike. A recent addition to the John Cabot barn for owners Howard and Josh Kaufman, the Conway Hall-Pacific Photo four-year-old gelding was followed by Machuca (A.Davis),second, and Adrenalin Junkie (Jim Morand), third.
The team of trainer Eric Ell and owns Ken Wood, Bill Dittmar and Steve Iaquita remain red-hot. Their Enrico AS trotter by Allstar Hall-Caspian, recorded his third win in a row in 1:55.4. It was the fifth win this week for the group, who won four races on Monday and was disqualified in another after finishing first. In the $12,000 Conditioned-Claiming trot, Winemaster Hanover (Tetrick) finished second with Ashes Cash (Kirby) third.
Montrell Teague, Tony Morgan and Tim Tetrick, all made the winner's circle twice.
Sea Harrier and Tara Micket, both winners last start, head a field of eight in the Thursday $10,000 Claiming Allowance.
Marv Bachrad
