$146,700 Matron Stakes won wire-to-wire

Point and shoot, that’s all harness racing driver Dexter Dunn had to do with Market Based as the son of Sweet Lou led from start to finish in the $146,700 Matron Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts held at Dover Downs Thursday.

Starting from the rail, Market Based led the field to the first quarter in :27.1 with Nautical Hanover (Todd McCarthy) landing in the two-hole trip spot. They raced that way past the half mile in :55.

Then in the backstretch, approaching the three-quarters, Fourever Boy and driver Mike Wilder came first-up but by the three-quarters in 1:23.1, they were unable to collar Market Based, who went on to win by two and one-quarter lengths in 1:50.4. Fourever Boy was second with Nautical Hanover third.

It was a lifetime mark and the fourth win this year for Market Based. He is trained by Nancy Takter and co-owned by Chuck Pompey, Ed Gold and the H&M Taylor Stable, and paid $5.40 to win as the betting favorite.

MARKET BASED REPLAY

“He seems to like the 5/8th mile tracks,” said Nancy Takter of Market Based. “He gets around the turns well and he has good early speed which really helps him to control the pace. I was actually going to quit with him for the year, but maybe now we will give him a shot in the Governor’s Cup. We will see how he comes out of this race and make plans from there.”

For full race results, click here.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink