DOVER, Del— Jag Out, with harness racing driver Tim Tetrick in the bike, won as she pleased in the $25,000 Filly and Mares Open pace at Dover Downs on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
After winning six times on the Tuesday card, Tetrick had to settle for a driving double edging closer to his 10,000 career victory. In the feature Jag Out pulled away from six foe heading to the far turn and waltzed home a 1:52.4 winner, equaling her lifetime mark. Nick Surick trains and co-owns the American Ideal-Impertinent five-year-old with Ben Hockspring and JL Benson Stables. It was her fifth win of the campaign and lifts her seasonal earnings to $141,670. Terror At Night (Allan Davis) was runner-up with Miss me Yet (Montrell Teague) third.
Artrageous, who had been racing in the New York Sire Stakes this Summer, won the secondary $18,000 female feature for Art Stafford Jr. The Art Major-In Deep Thought filly won for the third time in her last four outings scoring a new record 1:54 conquest. Holly Case, Bonnie Benson, Jan Johannsen and Art Stafford own the five-time winner this year. Spanish Dream (Vic Kirby) saw her two-straight win credit end finishing second. Rewind Again (Corey Callahan) took third money.
Tim Tetrick, Corey Callahan, Vic Kirby, owner JoAnn Looney King, trainer Jim King and owner-trainer Nick Surick had two wins each.
Enjoy live racing and good food at the Dover Downs Winners Circle Restaurant Buffet, each race day. General parking and admission is free. Top harness and thoroughbred races are featured in the Racing and Sports Book daily for 12 Noon until 12 Midnight.
GIANT THURSDAY CARD ENDS DOVER DOWNS FIRST WEEK
A $30,000 Preferred pace, a $25,000 and a $21,000 3&4-Year-Old Open plus a $35,000 Claiming pace top an outstanding program at Dover Downs to end the first week of the 2017-2018 meet on Nov. 2. First Post is 4:30 p.m.
Rich Pollucci’s Christen Me N, one of the most touted of recent New Zealand imports, fresh from an impressive 1:51.1 victory at Harrington. The $2-million winner will be driven by Tim Tetrick for trainer Jim King. Sunfire BlueChip, a $1.27 million winner himself, owned by John and Jim Fielding, Brixton Medical and R.A.W. Equine along with Christina Takter starts from outside post 6 in the select field reined by Yannick Gingras. Soto, who has been hard-to-beat at Dover, drew the rail for trainer Eric Ell and owners, Ken Wood, Bill Dittmar and Steve Iaquinta and leaves from post 1 with Art Stafford Jr. in the bike.
The other competitors are Mike Casalino’s Super Imposed N with Pat Berry, Henderson Farm’s Bushwacker and Andrew McCarthy and Vic Kirby driving G.P. Calloway, Reg Hazzard and Legacy Racing’s Sweet Rock.
In the $25,000 Open, Mildred Ventriglio’s Kid PK (Tony Morgan). R.J. Thomas’ El Bloombito (Gingras) and Josh Green’s Poisionous (Tetrick) head an eight-horse field.
A $21,000 3&4 Year-Old Open, A $35,000 Claimer, two $18,000 and a $16,000 Winners Over pace head the strong supporting card.
Dover Downs now features a 50-cent Pick-5 is now featured starting with the 2nd race. A late daily double closes the program in races 12 and 13.
When watch live racing, enjoy fine dining in the Winners Circle Restaurant. Top North American harness and thoroughbred racing is featured at the Dover Downs Sports & Race Book open daily from 12 Noon until 12 Midnight. There is no charge for general parking or admission.
Marv Bachrad