HARRINGTON, DE – P T Stable’s Beat Cop (Dragon King) and driver Tim Tetrick were the fastest of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $20,000 divisions for 3-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings Monday (June 10) at Harrington Raceway in 1:55.1.
The gelding outkicked a game Captain Pete in deep stretch for a narrow win, the 12th of his career for trainer Crissy Crissman-Bier. Matt’s Artist finished third. Beat Cop paid $3.00 to win.
BEAT COP REPLAY
In the second division, Ross Wolfenden’s Cavalli Island (Dragon King) with Wolfenden in the sulky were wire-to-wire winners over Rowdy Dragon and There Goes Bubba. The Badlands Hanover gelding is trained by Bobby Glassmeyer and notched his 4th career win. He paid $2.40 to win.
CAVALLI ISLAND REPLAY
Rodney Wyatt’s Shocking Truth (Badlands Hanover) with driver Allan Davis won the final DSBF division in 1:57.1 over Im Still Here and Tug River Patrick. The gelding recorded his 3rd win of the season, all at Harrington, for trainer Eddie Dennis. He paid $10.60 to win.
SHOCKING TRUTH REPLAY
In the $22,500 Free-For-All overnight feature, David Rovine, KDP Stables’ and Mike Hall’s Layton Hanover (Captaintreacherous) and driver Montrell Teague) were repeat winners in 1:52.4 over I Did It My Way and Sprocket. The 5-year-old put together. second straight off the pace victory for trainer/co-owner Hall in achieving his 5th win of the season, with a first-over grind that saw him wear down pacesetter Baba O’Riley and eventually edge clear in the stretch. The winner paid $5.20.
LAYTON HANOVER REPLAY
Later in the card, another son of Captaintreacherous dazzled as Tlb Racing’s Captaincountrystar ($2.20, Pat Berry) notched his 4th straight win in 1:50.4. The Traci Berry-trainee was an open length winner under wraps in a new lifetime best.
Live racing will continue through June 26 on a Monday through Wednesday schedule (post time 4:30 p.m.).
For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.
by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway