Aussie mare takes Open Pace

Soho Burning Love A raced from off the pace and captured the $25,000 Mares Open Pace at Dover Downs on Wednesday night.

Last week driver Tim Tetrick and Soho Burning Love A sat in the pocket for a perfect trip and faded late. Tonight, it was a different strategy.

Shes Pukka N and So Miki Hanover both blasted off the wings of the starting gate and paced to the quarter pole. Shes Pukka A and driver George Napolitano Jr. held the lead briefly before So Miki Hanover and driver Montrell Teague took control and the lead past the quarter in a blistering :26.2.

Shes Pukka A, normally on the engine, accepted the pocket. So Miki Hanover led the field of quality
pacing mares to the half in :54.4 (:28.2). Tim Tetrick and Soho Burning Love A pulled 1st over from 4th past the halfway station. They inched up on the rim and challenged So Miki Hanover. The team dueled to the three quarters in 1:23.1 (:28.2).

In the stretch, Soho Burning Love A surged to the front and won by 1 1/4 lengths and timed in 1:51. She paid $4.80 for the win. Soho Burning Love A (Auckland Reactor N -Soho Bordeaux-Western Terror) is owned by Jo Ann Looney-King, DE, Brian Carsey, IN and Jeff Fought Racing OH. She is trained by Jim King Jr.

So Miki Hanover cut the mile and finished 2nd for trainer Jake Leamon. Shes Pukka N sat in the pocket and finished 3rd for trainer Brian Malone.

SOHO BURNING LOVE A REPLAY

Tim Tetrick won 3 races on the betting card. There will be a pick 5 carry over of $4,580 starting on the 6th race on Thursday night. The feature, the Blue Hen/ Open Handicap Pace, is scheduled for the 12th race.

Post Time for Dover Downs is 4:30 pm.

For full race results, click here.

by Alex Kraszewski, for Dover Downs