Virgo vaults to victory at Harrington

HARRINGTON, DE – Howard Taylor, Jeff Billings and Dylan Davis’ Virgo (Always A Virgin) with harness racing driver Corey Callahan was a 1:53 winner in the $18,000 pacing feature Monday (Oct. 16) at Harrington Raceway.

Callahan, who had red hot last week with 11 wins in 3 nights of racing at Harrington, picked up where he left off with two wins early, including a second-over win with Virgo, who followed Sir Charles Of Sky’s cover into the race. Virgo fanned three-wide at the top of stretch and hit the wire first by three-quarters of a length. On The Cards N closed ground late to be second while Sir Charles Of Sky was third.

Trained by Dylan Davis, it was the 4th win of the year for Virgo, a 5-year-old gelding who paid $4.40 to win.

The race was named in honor of Delaware Standardbred Owners Association Executive Director Sal DiMario, who will be retiring in November. The well-respected DiMario has over 40 years’ experience in the business and served in his current position for 27 years, representing Delaware horsemen.

VIRGO REPLAY

The meet’s leading trainer, Joe Columbo had two more wins on the card, both driven by Montrell Teague, who had 4 wins on the card. The meet’s leading driver, Allan Davis also had 4 wins.

The final week of Harrington’s 77th season of live racing will continue through Wednesday October 18. Post time is 4:30 p.m.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway