Unbeaten filly wins $100,000 DSBF Final

HARRINGTON, DE – Let It Ride Stables’ Shabby Chic ($2.60, Tim Tetrick) remained unbeaten and was a dominant 1:55.2 winner in the $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies Tuesday at Harrington Raceway.

The Badlands Hanover filly improved to 5-for-5 in her career for trainer Mike Hall and boosted her lifetime bankroll to $79,000 in her wire-to-wire win from post position two over Bank The Win and Gaitway Gal. Shabby Chic rebuffed the first-over Gaitway Gal near the three-quarters and was a 3-length winner.

SHABBY CHIC REPLAY

In the $15,000 DSBF filly pace consolation, Jeff Clark’s Smokey’s Passion ($12, Eric Davis) prevailed in 1:57.4 over Tahoe and Donna’s The Best. The Roddy’s Bags Again filly recorded her maiden win.
Two horses on the card extended win streaks to four.

Mark Salerno’s Monty’s Play ($3.20, Montrell Teague) notched his 4th straight win for trainer Chuck Crissman in 1:53.4 in a $9,900 pace for $17,500 claiming pacers. The 6-year-old Shadow Play gelding and former Harrington horse of the meet, made his customary first-over charge to the front and drew away for his 5th win of the year.

Meanwhile, Nanticoke Racing, Josh Parker, Steve Messick and Kevin Evans’ A Delightful Act N ($2.10, Art Stafford Jr.) improved to 4-for-4 since arriving from New Zealand with a 1:54.3 win in a $13,200 conditioned pace. The 5-year-old Bettor’s Delight mare is trained by co-owner Parker.

Wednesday’s program features two more $100,000 DSBF final events as 2-year-old trotters will go post ward in  the 2nd and 4th races on the 15-race program. Post time is 4:30 p.m.

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by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway