DOVER, Del.— Overlooked Callmemza (Call-Me-Miz-A) enjoyed a perfect 2-hole trip en route to a 1:58.1 victory in the first of four $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) finals this week- the sophomore filly trot-on Monday, April 6 at Dover Downs. It was the headline harness racing event for winning driver Jonathan Roberts who had three wins.
Race favorite I Got Spunk (Corey Callahan) broke stride before the start and Penny Paratrooper (Ross Wolfenden) took command from post 1 with Roberts leaving to find an early spot behind the leader. Penny Paratrooper cut out the early fractions of :28.1 and :59.3 to the half with Roberts sittings second patiently. Reaching the three-quarters in 1:29, Eddie Davis Jr. pulled My Fire Cloud Too to quickly challenge for the lead and the front-trotting two raced around the final turn and for home. Roberts called on his homebred filly high in the stretch and streaked past the leaders and set a new race record of 1:58.1. My Fire Cloud Too was second. Silence Is Bliss closed for Tony Morgan to finish third in front of a tiring Penny Paratrooper.
"I had no special plan," said Roberts. "I would see how the race enfolds." The win was the Great George Two-Endorphan Annie bred by trainer Bib Roberts, Graham Grace and M&W stables. The trio own both the sire and the dam. She has now won six of 11 lifetime starts with three seconds and a third for a $160,221 lifetime bankroll. The name Callmemza was a creation of Jonathan's wife.
In the $20,000 DSBF consolation, Corey Callahan took Scott Woogen's Sign N Drive right to the front on the way to a lifetime mark of 1:59.3 for trainer Duane Wagner. The victory was the first this year for the CR Commando-Tybridge filly who also won the freshman consolation last November. She now has five career victories in nine races winning $83,900 in purses. Laurie Lin (Montrell Teague) was runner-up.
Roberts also drove Catalea Seelster, a daughter of Stonebridge-C'mon Mama Cass, to a 1:53.2 win in one of the two $17,000 4&5-Year-Old Mares Winners-Over paces, for trainer Trish Foulk and Foulk Stables. Megginspin (Allan Davis) and Annabeth (George Dennis) were second and third respectively.
The $17,500 division was won by Legacy Racing's Empress Deo, with Jim Morand in the bike. It was the second win in-a-row and fourth in her last six outings for the Rocknroll Hanover-Little Miss Kay four-year-old.
Jonathan Roberts had three winners, Ross Wolfenden, Corey Callahan and trainer-owner Trish Foulk and Foulk Stables all had two wins,
This is the last week of the 2014-2015 Dover Downs season which features a $100,000 DSBF Final every day.
The top Delaware-sired three-year-old male trotters vie for $100,000 in the Tuesday DSBF Final.
POLITICAL FOE, GO BYEM, EGOSNATITUES HEAD $100,000 DSBF TROT
DOVER, Del. — Political Foe, Go Byem and Egosnattitudes and Go Byem winners of the most impressive $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) Male Trot preliminaries head an eight-horse field vying in the $100,000 final on Tuesday, April 7. A $20,000-$25,000 Claiming pace heads the regular card at Dover Downs. Post time is 4:30 p.m.
Political Foe scored two victories with Eddie Dennis driving, in his prelims and will start from the rail. Go Byem, winner in his first official start, broke stride at the start last week and rallied to finish a strong second with trainer-driver Les Givens piloting for Delbert Cain and Nanticoke Racing. Another winner last time, Egosnattitudes, owned by trainer Bib Roberts, breeder Graham Grace and M&W stables and handled by Jonathan Roberts, is the defending DSBF Dover $100,000 champion from last November.
Trainer Bob Shahan has two entries. Along with George Brem, he has Save The Night, a two-time second-place finisher with George Dennis driving, and Don Marine and Shahan's also start the fast Political Cash with Allan Davis. Tom O. Lail's homebred Audie Mo finished third with Corey Callahan in both his maiden start and regained his gait after a misstep early last week to again take a third. Tony Morgan will drive Ed Kimmel and Don and David West's Perfect Vangogh. Winbak farms' Win Power finished third last Tuesday for Jeff Fout.
The Wednesday program features the top eight finishers from two DSBF preliminary legs led by Totally Rusty, Purrfect Bags and Spin Vision in the $100,000 Final for three-year-old filly pacers.
Today, tomorrow and Thursday racing starts at 4:30 p.m. The 2014-2015 meet comes to a close April 9.
Simulcasting of harness and thoroughbred racing is available daily from 12 Noon until 12 Midnight. There is no charge for parking and admission. Reservations are suggested for the Winner's Circle Restaurant and for those planning to stay at Dover Downs Hotel. Call 302-674-4600.
Marv Bachrad