Making only his second start since April, Melvin G and driver Tim Tetrick floated to the front early in the race, finishing third as Wolfpack Cheddar (driven by Pat Berry) took control from Delaware Xactly (Jason Thompson) in a :28.3 quarter.
As Wolfpack Cheddar began to extend its lead beyond a half of :57.3, Tetrick pushed Melvin G off the pins to begin a sustained push forward on the backstretch, and the 3-year-old EL Platinum-Jersey Punk gelding steadily gained from Wolfpack Cheddar with a sixteenth to go, winning by 2-3/4 lengths. Delaware Xactly finished third.
Les Givens trains Melvin G, a 12-time winner from 16 starts with $212,412 in career earnings, for Legacy Racing of Delaware and Nanticoke Racing. He paid $2.10 to win as the overwhelming 1-20 favorite.
MELVIN G REPEAT
In the other section, Chex Check and driver Montrell defeated Teague – whose MST Racing Inc. sharing ownership with Elizabeth Murphy – the first-over Yale (Art Stafford Jr.) and pocket rival Bucky Highway (Ross Wolfenden) in pillar-to-post fashion, scoring three-quarters of a length in 1:58.2. Clyde Francis trains the Iron Mine Bucky-Judy Luns gelding, who has won five times in his career and paid $8.40 to win as third choice 3-1.
Sophomore fillies begin their DSBF series on Wednesday (December 3), with 24 runners spread across three $20,000 first round events, tabulated as races 5, 8 and 10 on a 15-race program at Bally’s Dover.
First post is 4:30 PM (EST).
For full race results, click here: American trotting results.
of the Delaware Standardbred Breeder Fund
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