Cumberland Run: Hat tricks for Dunn, Burke in Kentucky Sire Stakes

Driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Ron Burke both had a trio of triumphs in $40,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes tests for 3-year-old pacers of both sexes on Monday afternoon at Cumberland Run.

Dunn and Burke joined forces to win two splits for the colts and geldings, prevailing with Captain Arturovico (by Captaintreacherous and bred by Randy Zane, paid $4.34 to win) in 1:50 1/5 for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Larry Karr and Phil Collura and with Banderas (by Tall Dark Stranger and bred by Brittany Farms, paid $10.50 to win) in 1:50 2/5 for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Frank Canzone, Weaver Bruscemi LLC. and Joseph Di Scala Jr.

Rouning out Dunn's triple was filly Three Times Bettor, who took her split in 1:51 3/5 for trainer Brett Pelling and owner Thaddeus Wier. Three Times Bettor, by Bettor's Delight, paid $2.44 to win and was bred by Steve Stewart, Conquest Acres Lp and Michael Robinson.

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The other member of the Burke Brigade to find the winner's circle was filly My Hare Legend, who scored in 1:52 3/5 with Todd McCarthy in the bike for owner Ronald Rust. My Hare Legend, a daughter of Bit Of A Legend N bred by Schare Adams, returned $6.90 to win.

Andy McCarthy drove Monday's two remaining Kentucky Sire Stakes victors. Delray Beach, a Tall Dark Stranger gelding bred by Christina Takter, Marvin Katz and Brixton Medical Inc., won his division in 1:51 3/5 for trainer Tony Dinges and owner Eric Foster, and filly Champagne Room, a daughter of Papi Rob Hanover bred by Diamond Creek Farm, delivered in 1:51 4/5 for trainer Noel Daley and owners Patricia Stable, L A Express & Sjoblom Inc. and Michael Dolan. Delray Beach returned $9.38 to win while Champagne Room returned $5.50 to win.