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KJ Ben among DSBF winners TuesdayFour $20,000 divisions of the first leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings were contested Tuesday at Harrington Raceway.
Two nights into DSBF 2-year-old action, first crop sires have enjoyed ample success.
Scott Woogen’s KJ Ben ($14.40, Art Stafford Jr.) was the fastest winner after a 1:54.1 impressive score. The Riggins colt brushed to lead at the opening quarter mile in 28.3 seconds, clearing early leader and race favorite Smoking Joey. KJ Ben then marched through fractions of 57.1 and 1:26.1 before holding the favorite at bay in the stretch for a measured win. Trained by Duane Wagner, it was the third win of KJ Ben’s career.
Perhaps the most contentious division was the fourth when Michael White’s Son of a Sizzle ($11.80, Allan Davis) recorded a 1:54.2 win from off the pace for trainer Gary Green. The Life Sizzles colt battled first over and cleared leader Byby Landon, before holding off a game late charge from Remember Me VK for his first win of the season in five career starts.
George and Tina Dennis Inc and Ask W Stables’ Roddy’s Hot Again ($2.80, George Dennis) notched his third straight win in the first division on the program. The Roddy’s Bags Again gelding never had an anxious moment in his front end win in 1:56.3. Roddy’s Hot Again is trained by his co-owner and driver George Dennis.
Garnet O’Marrow’s Seboomook Katahdin ($2.10, Allan Davis) was an 11 length winner in his DSBF division. Sent off as the 1-to-9 favorite, the Riggins gelding never relented once assuming the lead before the quarter mile. Trained by Wayne Givens, he was won 3 of 4 career outings.
Bob Winkelman’s Paradise Lost ($5.60, Victor Kirby) won her third straight race in the overnight feature, the $13,750 Mares Open.
Montrell Teague, Allan Davis, Victor Kirby and George Dennis each had three winners on the program.
Corey Callahan had a double. |
