$635,000 in purses on Governor’s Day at Harrington

Harrington Raceway’s richest program of the harness racing season is set for Thursday (July 27) on Governor’s Day at the Delaware State Fair with a 12-race card starting at 7 p.m.

There are $635,000 in total purses at stake with four $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) events for 3-year-olds being the centerpiece for the program, in addition to popular annual events including the $50,000 Governor’s Cup, which showcases the top older (4 years old and up) horses locally.

Most of the races also honor the memory of former legislators, dignitaries and racing participants.

Delaware Governor John Carrey, a staunch supporter of the Standardbred Breeders Program in Delaware for many years, will be on hand at Harrington Raceway to present the Governor’s Cup Trophy to the winner of the 3rd race $50,000 Pace.

Featured will be three return winners in Beachers Brook A (post 1), Major Betts (post 2) and Itsrockandroll A (post 8). The race favorite is local star Heinikin Bythebay (post 3) while Advance Man (post 4) sports an impressive 12 wins this season.

The very first race on the card is the $110,000 DSBF final for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers and it also features three return winners in the field.

Bad Boy Too (post 6) is the morning line favorite and returns off a 1:54 lifetime mark in his last start for driver Todd McCarthy. Notte’s Mist (post 4) just scored his first win of the year in 1:54.3 and will be driven by Trae Porter while Gaitway Guy (post 7) won his last two starts for driver Corey Callahan, the fastest his last start with a lifetime mark of 1:54.1.

The 6th race is the $110,000 final for three-year-old trotting fillies featuring two rivals, each on three-race winning streaks.

She Is Strong (post 3) is the morning line favorite for driver Tim Tetrick and has been awesome in her past three wins, scoring by a total of 22 lengths, the fastest her last start at Harrington with a 1:58.3 victory. She has won five of her nine starts this year.

Miss Daburg from post five for driver Pat Berry has won four of her last five starts. The filly also won earlier this season in a lifetime best 1:58.4.

These two fillies have beaten each other in the past which makes for a superb match-up in the $110,000 final.

The 8th race $110,000 final for three-year-old pacing fillies features Killer Stripes (post 4) with driver Tim Tetrick. This filly is undefeated in two starts this year, the fastest a 1:55 record mile at Harrington. She takes on Hold My Wine (post 1) and Misty Coast (post 2).

In the final $110,000 DSBF Final for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings in the 9th race is headed by Kodack Black (post 6) for driver Montrell Teague. He already sports five wins this season, winning four of his last six starts, the fastest a lifetime mark of 1:58.2.

He takes on Paleface (post 2), who is on a three-race winning streak for driver-trainer Ross Shand and has a record of 1:59.3 at Harrington. Another contender is I Got It Made (post 3), who enters the race off a victory in a lifetime best 1:59.4 for driver Pat Berry.

Post time Thursday is 7:00 pm.

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

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink