Undefeated Yall Keep Dreaming repeats in Maryland Sire Stakes

BERLIN, Md. — After scoring first-round wins last week, Yall Keep Dreaming (Yall Beneath Me-Upside Blue Chip) and Brooksforreal (Rusty’s For Real-Brooks Range) prevailed again as the odds-on favorites in their respective $10,000 Maryland Sire Stakes preliminaries for 2-year-old harness racing colts and geldings on Sunday (Aug. 25) at Ocean Downs.

Sent off the 1-10 choice in the lone trotting division, Yall Keep Dreaming and driver Johnathan Ahle accepted a pocket trip behind Magoo Will Do through splits of :30.3, 1:02 and 1:33.1 before emerging off the far turn and striding clear to win by 2-3/4 lengths in 2:03. Swervingmervin was third.

Yall Keep Dreaming, a homebred colt for owner-trainer Richard Hans, is now a perfect three-for-three in his career. He paid $2.20 to win.

Brooksforreal ($3.00), a gelding driven by Corey Braden for trainer John Wagner and owner Kelsey Wagner, likewise rode the pocket to victory in the first division for male pacers, drafting behind Rusty’s Lancelot before lifting to win by a nose in 1:58.1. Whosabrat finished third.

John and Kelsey Wagner completed a sweep of the pacing splits in the second division when More Medhurst ($4.40) was elevated to a 1:59 victory after Classic Cougar, with whom he dueled in the stretch, broke stride and was lapped on at the finish. Trae Porter drove the More The Better N-Doc’s Ravenna gelding to his maiden-breaking score.

The $12,000 Open Handicap Pace saw Bipbopnallie (Artspeak – $10.80) brush from third to the lead up the backstretch and ward off a late challenge from runner-up Lyons Stealth to win by a half a length in 1:52.2. Porter drove the 7-year-old gelding for trainer Steve LeBlanc and the partnership of LeBlanc Racing, Count De Money Stable and William Lutz Jr.

Porter led all drivers with four wins on the 12-race card; Ahle and Braden both recorded doubles.

Live racing returns to Ocean Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 28); first post is 7:05 p.m.

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

From Ocean Downs