Roger Plante and Dice Dice Baby (Rockincam) pulled a 25-1 harness racing shocker on Wednesday night taking the $10,000 Mares Open feature at Rosecroft.
Plante, leaving from post seven, secured the pocket ride behind pace setter Fancy Like That, and while Marylands’s top 3-yr old filly faded against older mares, Plante sent his charge to the passing lane where she exploded with pace and held off the heavy favorite Got The Gold who had massive traffic issues trying to rally from sixth.
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It was the fourth win of the year for the mare, who is owned by Michael Sommerville and trained by Rusty Cox. She set a new lifetime mark of 1:53 in the process.
Marylands’s top two freshmen fillies both found the winners circle as William Carter won with Toys Little Tinker and Trae Porter picked up one of his two wins with the sensational, Ragtime Red. She stopped the clock in 1:52.3, just three-fifths off the all-time two year old mark that has stood since 1998 when George Brennan won with Falcon’s Icon in 1:52.
Frank MIlby swept the late double, Justin Walters bagged two wins and trainer Michael Hall won three times, while Jason Walters conditioned two winners on the card.
For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.
by Pete Medhurst, for Rosecroft Raceway