$100,000 DSBF Final an easy sweep

DOVER, DE — Following front-end wins in both of his preliminary divisions, Heinikin Bythebay ($2.20) completed a sweep of the fall Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 2-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings at Dover Downs with a decisive 1:53.1 score in Monday night’s (Nov. 22) $100,000 final.

Having drawn the outside post in a scratch-reduced field of five, Heinikin Bythebay and Tim Tetrick used the entire first turn to advance alongside early pacesetter DS Heartland (Art Stafford Jr.), prompting a sharp :27.1 first quarter before working clear with just over a circuit to go. Heinikin Bythebay led DS Heartland through a sizzling :55 half, and they left the other trio behind amid a stout backstretch headwind.

After passing three-quarters in 1:24.1, Heinikin Bythebay dismissed of his pocket rival through the far turn, amassing 4-3/4 lengths of clearance at the winning post while under mild tap urging through the final sixteenth. DS Heartland finished second; It’spronounced Jif (Montrell Teague) rallied mildly for third, another 3-3/4 lengths behind, passing both Bad And Boujee and Schrute, the latter of whom tailed off badly through the final three-eighths after prompting the early pace.

Heinikin Bythebay, a gelded son of Southwind Lynx and Sally Pansen with $109,925 in earnings, earned his seventh win in 10 starts this year for trainer Kevin Switzer and owner-breeder KDK Standardbreds, of Harrington.

In the $15,000 DSBF consolation for rookie pacing colts and geldings, Cntnobdytelmenothn ($7.40) rode a clear pocket behind even-money favorite Casinobags Vincent through splits of :27.4, :56.3 and 1:25.3 before angling off the pegs in upper stretch and surging to a 1:55 win, recording his second career win by 2-1/2 lengths. Big N Bad Brad finished third.

Tony Morgan drove Cntnobdytelmenothn, a George Teague Jr. homebred son of Southwind Lynx and Cahill’s Fancy, for trainer Clyde Francis.

Tuesday’s (Nov. 23) program at Dover Downs features both $100,000 DSBF finals for 2-year-old trotters: Fillies will contest the Marv Bachrad Memorial in race eight; colts and geldings will square off in race 10. First post is 4:30 p.m. EST.

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