DSBF action, Dark Days and more at Dover

DOVER, Del. — Tobago Time ($3.40) vanquished first-round winners Cinder’s Baby and Stealing Bases with a 1:56 score in her $20,000 second-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for three-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Dec. 8) at Dover Downs, while fellow odds-on choice Littlebagoftricks ($2.80) captured the other split.

Tobago Time pressed forward out of post four in line to Allan Davis and strung Cinder’s Baby (Ross Wolfenden) out through a :26.3 first quarter before yielding for a pocket ride.

The daughter of Tobago Cays and Time Frame N drafted behind middle sectionals of :56.1 and 1:25.2, through which Cinder’s Baby was significantly softened up by the first-over Stealing Bases (Victor Kirby). Davis angled Tobago Time to the open stretch, and she surged to the lead in the final sixteenth, edging 1-1/2 lengths clear of Cinder’s Baby. Stealing Bases narrowly held third over the second-over Roses And Orchids.

Chuck Crissman Jr. trains Tobago Time for breeder David Hamm, who co-owns the eight-time winner with Glenn Phillips.

TOBAGO TIME REPLAY

The earlier division saw Littlebagoftricks and Dexter Dunn launch a first-over bid out of fourth with three-eighths to go, push clear of early pacesetter Seboomook Beauty (Corey Callahan) midway on the far turn, and evade a charge from runner-up Hey Hey Dbay (Kirby) — who chased the winner’s cover through the far turn — by 2-3/4 lengths to win in 1:56.2.

Trainer Josh Green shares ownership in the Roddy’s Bags Again-Bit Of Trick filly, a winner in 10 of 16 career starts to date, with Rich Lombardo Racing LLC. Green Racing Inc. is the winning breeder.

LITTLEBAGOFTRICKS REPLAY

First-round winners Cinder’s Baby and Stealing Bases and second-round winners Tobago Time and Littlebagoftricks all earned berths to next Thursday’s (Dec. 16) $100,000 DSBF final, as did Hey Hey Dbay, Roses And Orchids, Seboomook Beauty and It’s Turtle Time.

Three-year-old pacing colts and geldings contest the second preliminary round of their DSBF series Thursday (Dec. 9), squaring off in races one, two and four on the 14-race card. First post is 4:30 p.m. EST.

From the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund

DARK DAYS AT DOVER DOWNS

Dover Downs will be dark from Dec. 17 to Dec. 26, 2021. Live racing will resume on Monday, Dec. 27. The draw schedule will be as follows:

MONDAY DECEMBER 13 FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 16
TUESDAY DECEMBER 14 FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 27
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER15 FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER 28
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16 FOR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 29
MONDAY DECEMBER 27 FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 30

Sunny Dee shines and won the Mares Winners Over/Select Pace at Dover Downs on Wednesday night.

Bettors Heart N left alertly for the early lead. Feeling Sweet and driver Mike Cole waited for things to settle while being parked out, then gunned for the lead past the quarter. Feeling Sweet set fractions of 28 for the quarter. The half was paced in 56 (28). The three quarters were reached in an uncontested 1:24.1(28.1).

At the top of the lane, driver Dexter Dunn and Bettors Heart N, confidently moved off the rail but started rolling late. Corey Callahan and Sunny Dee waited patiently 3rd on the rail and rallied to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:52.3, returning $10.80 for the win. Sunny Dee (Sunshine Beach) is owned by Let It Ride Stables Inc and Bottom Line Racing LLC, both from Boca Raton, Florida. She is trained by Mike Hall.

Bettors Heart N charged home late and finished second for trainer Nifty Norman. Feeling Sweet cut the race fractions but tired late to finish third for trainer Joe Columbo.

SUNNY DEE REPLAY

Montrell Teague won 3 races on the betting card

For full race results, click here.

by Alex Kraszewski, for Dover Downs