Perfect Twenty takes $100,000 DSBF final

HARRINGTON, DE – Robert Allison Jr.’s Perfect Twenty (Yankee Royalty, $3.60, Victor Kirby) and Jeff Clark’s She Is Strong (Anders Bluestone, $2.20, Art Stafford Jr.) each won their respective $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) final event Wednesday (Oct 12) at Harrington Raceway for 2-year-old trotters.

In the colt and gelding event, Perfect Twenty, a gelding, gobbled up significant ground despite a sizable early deficit first over and pressed leader, Kodack Black who broke just before the wire and gave the win to Perfect Twenty in 1:58.2, a new track record for 2-year-old trotting geldings. Kodack Black was placed second and Hespookshescores was third. Trained by Cliff Green, it was his 3rd straight win.

PERFECT TWENTY REPLAY

In the filly trot final, She Is Strong was a wire-to-wire winner in 2:00 over Miss Daburg and Gold Rate. The filly swept her two elimination races and continued her dominance in the final for trainer/driver Stafford Jr.

SHE IS STRONG REPLAY

In the overnight feature, Ginger Tree Skyr (Explosive Matter, $7.20, Corey Callahan) was a 1:55 winner in the $50,000 Allen J. Cook Jr. Memorial Trot over Hatikvah and Quiksilvr Bluechip. The 6-year-old gelding notched his 6th win of the season for trainer/co-owner Nick Callahan. Yorwollahan Racing Team and Greg Godbout also own Ginger Tree Skyr, who surpassed $110,000 in seasonal earnings.

GINGER TREE SKYR REPLAY

In the $20,000 DSBF consolation, Linda Mac Donald’s Bluemoonrising ($8, Ross Wolfenden) was a 2:03.1 winner over Dawnthedestroyer and Count Quikula. The Anders Bluestone filly notched her first career win for trainer Joe Mac Donald.

BLUEMOONRISING REPLAY

Live racing will continue on a Monday through Wednesday schedule until October 19.

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by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway