Dover: Beat Cop serves justice in DSBF prelim

After completing a clean sweep of the season's first Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old pacing colts last month at Harrington Raceway, P T Stable's Beat Cop picked up right where he left off with a 1:54 drubbing of six foes in his $20,000 first round preliminary division on Thursday (Nov. 2) at Bally's Dover.

After stalking Shocking Truth (driven by Allan Davis) and Eagle Lands (Todd McCarthy) through first-half splits of 27 4/5 and 58 1/5, Beat Cop surged from third into control up the backstretch, hitting three-quarters in 1:26 1/5 before pulling clear steadily through the far turn. The Dragon King-Beat The Beat gelding shaved a full second off his lifetime mark in defeating Shocking Truth by seven lengths. Amelias Terminator (Ceba Horsey) finished third.

Crissy Crissman-Bier trains Beat Cop, a seven-time winner who now has banked $100,225.

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In the second division, Papas Son ($2.60, Art Stafford Jr.) brushed from third with a lap to go before staving off a late charge from pocket rival Cavalli Island by a half length in 1:55 3/5. Tug River Patrick (Tony Morgan) finished third. Les Givens trains the victorious Papa Ray-Cruisinthecoast gelding, who recorded his third career victory, for owner-breeder Stephen Messick.

The third division saw Come On Eddie ($3.00, Montrell Teague) use front-end tactics on his way to a 1:57 2/5 win over Lovenbury (Cody Poliseno) and Matt's Artist (Ross Wolfenden). Bobby Clark trains the victorious Classic Card Shark-Delle Donne gelding, also a three-time winner, for Tina Clark and Brit Evans.

DSBF competition at Bally's Dover continues Monday (Nov. 6) with three $20,000 first-round preliminary events for 2-year-old trotting fillies.

--press release (DSBF)--