DSBF action with four divisions at Bally’s Dover

DOVER, Del. — Kodack Black (Kodak Lindy-Love On Broadway) and Perfect Twenty ((Yankee Royalty-Jetta Spring)) stamped themselves as the likely favorites in the month-long Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Bally’s Dover with matching 1:56.4 wins — both by double-digit margins — in their respective $20,000 first-round preliminary divisions on Tuesday (Nov. 8). Lilmisswontbewrong (Anders Bluestone-Lil Miss Tagliabue) and Miss Daburg (Anders Bluestone-Comical Dream) also captured their opening-round divisions for 2-year-old trotting fillies.

Kodack Black, who was disqualified from victory in the Oct. 12 Harrington series final due to a late break in stride, had no such issues in his first Dover preliminary. After driver Montrell Teague rated him in fourth behind a contested :28.3 first quarter, the gelding brushed aggressively with a lap to go and cleared early leader Carls Legacy (Jason Thompson) before reaching the half in :58.2.

As Kodack Black drew clear at will up the backstretch, Reddy Fox (Jared Moyer) angled from fourth and pushed into second over the badly fading Carls Legacy with three-eighths to go. Despite Reddy Fox’s uncovered gains, he proved no match for Kodack Black, who coasted to three-quarters in 1:27.4 and drew 14 lengths clear at the end of his lifetime best score. Reddy Fox was an isolated second, 30 lengths better than third-place finisher Carls Legacy.

Clyde Francis trains two-time winner Kodack Black for breeder George Teague Jr., who shares ownership with David Collins and Lakiyah Teachey.

Perfect Twenty and driver Tim Tetrick were similarly dominant in the second split, clearing Clifton Green stablemate Hespookshescores (Russell Foster) easily through a :29 first quarter and traveling uncontested through splits of :58.4 and 1:28.1. The gelding accelerated for home while in hand, using a :28.3 last quarter to put 13-1/4 lengths of clearance on Hespookshescores. I Got It Made (Michael Cole) finished third, another 1-3/4 lengths in arrears.

Robert Allison Jr. owns the Jason Leid-bred Perfect Twenty, who paid $2.60 in his fourth career win.

PERFECT TWENTY REPLAY

In first-round DSBF action for rookie trotting fillies, Lilmisswontbewrong took top honors with a 2:01 score in the first division. Corey Callahan floated the filly for a pocket trip behind Royal Flirt (Kim Vincent) through a 1:01.3 first half. With seven-sixteenths to go, Lilmisswontbewrong moved forward, dueled to the lead through a :29.2 third split, and drew clear steadily to win by 5-1/2 lengths. Last Nights Hit (Art Stafford Jr.) improved mildly into second over a toiling Royal Flirt.

Bobby Glassmeyer owns and trains the Susan Durham and Linda MacDonald-bred Lilmissontbewrong, who broke her maiden in what was her fourth career start.

In the second filly division, the previously undefeated She Is Strong (Stafford) controlled the terms as the 1-5 favorite but stopped on the far turn after setting soft fractions of :29, 1:00.2 and 1:31.2 and being engaged by Lady Brass (Russell Foster), who pushed first-over from fifth up the backstretch and took the lead with just over an eighth of a mile to go.

As Lady Brass engulfed, She Is Strong, Pat Berry angled Miss Daburg out of the pocket to give chase in the stretch. The filly lifted to collar Lady Brass in the final strides, springing a 16-1 upset and breaking her maiden in 2:01.3. Fairlee (Justin Vincent) improved belatedly for third; She Is Strong faded steadily to finish last in the five-filly field.

Traci Berry trains Miss Daburg for J. Craparotta and P. Berry Racing LLC, who also bred the filly with Taylor Gower. She paid $35.40 to win.

MISS DABURG REPLAY

Two-year-old trotters will contest the second preliminary round of their DSBF series next Tuesday (Nov. 15), with the eight highest point earners of each sex slated to square off in a pair of $100,000 finals on Nov. 22.

Mississippi Storm (Cantab Hall) won back-to-back weeks in the Open Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night. Mississippi Storm and Crystal Fashion, both left alertly from the gate. This time, Crystal Fashion was the aggressor and Mississippi Storm accepted the pocket as opposed to the previous week.

Crystal Fashion set fractions of 27.2 56.1 1:24.4. Hl Reavadon brushed 1st up down the backstretch. B Nicking caught the 2nd over journey. Both faded late. In the stretch, Crystal Fashion appeared to be home free. Mississippi Storm unleashed a furious rush deep in the lane and won by 3/4 of a length, trotting the mile in 1:53.2. as the 2/5 betting favorite.

Mississippi Storm (Cantab Hall) is owned by Joseph E. Smith of Florida. Victor Kirby drove, and Tom Fanning trained. He paid $2.80 for the win. Crystal Fashion, for the 2nd week in a row, finished 2nd. Chuck Crissman Jr. trained and Tim Tetrick drove. HL Revadon was 3rd for trainer Ron Burke. Corey Callahan drove.

MISSISSIPPI STORM REPLAY

Racing continues Wednesday with (3) Divisions of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund elimination races. Each race carries a $20,000 purse. 2 year old fillies race on the pace. The Mares Open Pace features Majorca N. On Thursday, there are (4) divisions of the Matron Stakes for 3 year olds.

There is a Pentafecta carryover of $1,180.71 on Wednesday. Post Time at Bally’s Dover is 4:30 pm

For complete race results, click here.

From the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund