Delaware County Fair: M-M's Dream delivers again in Ms Versatility final

M-M's Dream was first-over for a long way but still came away victorious in the $90,000 Ms Versatility Series final for trotting mares on Thursday afternoon at the Delaware County Fair.

Eternal Lee (Andy McCarthy) hustled out from post four and had early command, but Yannick Gingras pressed on two-wide with Raised By Lindy and took control nearing the 27 1/5 opening quarter. David Miller and M-M's Dream watched all that from third, then went first-over on the second turn.

Raised By Lindy fought off a two-wide M-M's Dream to the 55 2/5 half, the 1:23 2/5 three-quarters, and onto the final bend but M-M's finally wore her down before they turned into the lane. From there, M-M's Dream got a bit of separation on the rest of the field and held sway to the wire to tally by three-quarters of a length in 1:52 4/5. Adare Castle (James MacDonald) rallied from third-over to get second and Warrawee Xenia (Tim Tetrick), who caught up to M-M's Dream's cover prior to three-quarters, was the third-place finisher.

"She has been a blessing, and I cannot explain how important and how special she is," said owner Henry Graber of Eleven Star Stables. "She just seems to always do it by herself. She does not like to lose a race."

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Frank Baldachino and Hillside Stables also co-own M-M's Dream, a Ron Burke-trained 4-year-old by Swan For All. This was her 25th win from 31 lifetime starts, she has now pocketed $1,254,374 and she returned $2.40 to win as the 1-5 favorite.