Papas Son fastest in DSBF

HARRINGTON, DE – Stephen Messick’s Papas Son (Papa Ray, $4.20, Art Stafford Jr.) was the fastest of 3 divisional harness racing winners in the 2^nd leg of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 divisions for 2-year-old male pacers Monday at Harrington Raceway.

The gelding notched his 2^nd career win for trainer Les Givens in 1:56.3 over Cavalli Island and Better Dig Two.

Tina Clark and Gary Evans’ Come On Eddie (Classic Card Shark, $4.20, Montrell Teague) won the 2^nd split in 1:57 over Shocking Truth and Rowdy Dragon. The gelding fought gamely to the wire to outkick pacesetter Shocking Truth late for his 2^nd straight win. It was one of 5 wins on the card for Teague.

PT Stable’s Beat Cop (Dragon King, $2.40, Corey Callahan) completed a sweep of his elimination legs with a 1:57.2 triumph for trainer Crissy Crissman-Bierr, who had 3 wins on the card. The gelding was a 10-length winner over There Goes Bubba and Chella’s Lil Devil for his 5^th career win.

The top 8-point earners will return October 9 to compete in the $110,000 final.

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

by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway