Dover: 11 entered for Progress Pace elimination
Eleven horses have been entered for the Progress Pace elimination race at Dover Downs on Wednesday. November 18.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: After this story was released, Capt Midnight was scratched.]
Eight horses will place their noses on the gate and three will line up in trailing position from the second tier. The elimination purse is $35,000. The top eight finishers in the elimination advance to the final.
Trainer Ron Burke’s Cattlewash, who won the Matron Stake for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, has been installed as the 5/2 race favorite. Trainer Tony Alagna has three starters including Capt Midnight, Captain Kirk and the Little Brown Jug winner Captain Barbossa.
The Progress Pace final will carry a purse of $325,000 and will be raced on the following Wednesday November 25.
Post time for Dover Downs is 4:30 pm
Horse-ML-Driver
1. Catch The Fire - 10-1 - Mike Wilder
2. No Lou Zing - 6-1 - Dexter Dunn
3. Cattlewash - 5-2 - David Miller
4. Captain Midnight - SCRATCHED
5. Captain Barbossa - 12-1 - Joe Bongiorno
6. Indictable Hanover - 15-1 - Corey Callahan
7. Manticore - 20-1 - Jordan Stratton
8. Always And Again - 25-1 - Todd McCarthy
9. Tatoo Artist (2nd Tier) - 9-2 - Yannick Gingras
10. Fortify (2nd Tier) - 7-2 - Tim Tetrick
11. Captain Kirk (2nd Tier) - 8-1 - Andrew McCarthy
-edited release (Dover)

