In the last of three divisions, Slugger On Deck and driver Allan Davis set off for a pocket ride behind Harrington Series champion and 1-10 favorite C Millertime (driven by Corey Callahan). After lining up behind splits of :28.2, :56.2 and 1:25.1, Davis tipped Slugger On Deck off the pins just above the eighth pole, and the He’s Watching-End To End Hanover colt jumped clear to win by three lengths and two seconds ahead of his previous lifetime mark. South Of The Hood (Montrell Teague) rallied again on the open stretch to collar C Millertime for second place.
SLUGGER ON DECK REPEAT
Jim King Jr. trains five-time winner Slugger On Deck, who paid $8.80 to win.
The first part saw 1-20 favorite Watch Em Win and driver Tim Tetrick come away from third place to avoid early leader Stained Glass (Ross Wolfenden) with a lap to go before moving 5-1/2 lengths ahead of that rival to win in 1:53.2. Iheartmum (Art Stafford Jr.) finished third.
Ron Burke trains Watch Em Win ($2.10), a He looks-Winners About colt with six career wins, for Burke Racing Stable, Knox Services, Phil Collura and Weaver Bruscemi.
Roman Raider and Barton Dalious completed the trio of winners with a three-quarter-length, first-breaking 1:58.1 score over pacesetter He’s Peeping (Jason Thompson) in the second division. Tug River Sas (Wolfenden) finished third.
Wayne Givens trains Roman Raider ($3.80), a Sports Column-Pillage gelding, for Legacy Racing of Delaware and Hazzard Racing Stables.
Male rookie pacers will meet again on November 13 for the second round of the Dover DSBF series, before the top eight points earners from the preliminary competition meet in a $110,000 final on November 20.
First round DSBF action at Bally’s Dover continues on Monday (November 10) with two $20,000 splits for 2-year-old trotting fillies.
For full race results, click here: American trotting results.
from the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund
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