Southwind Frank youngsters sweep $110,000 DSBF trotting finals

HARRINGTON, DE – Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) final action for 2-year-old trotters headlined the Wednesday (October 14) harness racing program at Harrington Raceway, as finals for colts/geldings and fillies were contested to wrap up a week of stakes action as the track’s 80^th anniversary season winds down.

Both finals were won by Southwind Frank-sired horses.

A new track record was set in the filly trotting final as Burke Racing and Weaver Bruscemi’s Daringly was a wire-to-wire winner in 1:57 over Vamoose, who previously held the track record, and Franchesca. Daringly registered her 4^th career win for trainer Ron Burke.

DARINGLY REPLAY

Michael and Linda English’s Mike Franks ($5.80, Ross Wolfenden) was a 1:58 winner in the $110,000 DSBF final for colts and geldings. The speedy gelding utilized a strong stretch surge to grab the lead late for his 4^th career win for trainer John Wilkerson over Lebanon Levii and Youcancallmeroy. The win time established a new lifetime best for Mike Franks.

MIKE FRANKS REPLAY

 A pair of trotting consolation events saw sons of Yankee Royalty get their first career wins. Robin Callahan’s Italian Royalty ($21.60, Justin Vincent) was a 2:01.3 winner in the $20,000 DSBF consolation for 2-year-old colts and geldings over Frosty Frank and Royalty Counts.  Italian Royalty is trained by his owner.

One race later, in the filly trot consolation, Whodathunkitstable’s Diamond Advantage ($5, Jason Green) was a blowout winner over A Yankee Blast and Savannah’s Joy in 2:01.4. Diamond Advantage is trained by Cliff Green.

In the overnight feature, the venerable Speed Away ($6.60, Corey Callahan) was a 1:54.2 winner in the $22,500 Open Trot for owners Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing Team over Dyladmar and Somebody Special. Trained by Nick Callahan, it was his 10^th win of the year and 34^th of his career. Driver Callahan won 3 straight races during that stretch of the program (races 5-7).

Live racing will continue on a Monday through Wednesday schedule through October 21.

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

by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway