Dover: Lady Burg best in DSBF final for 2-year-old trotting fillies

Thanks to patient early handling from driver Pat Berry, Lady Burg sustained an uncovered grind through the middle-half to put away Song Master and had enough left to withstand late pressure from Kat's Fancy to win Monday's (Nov. 25) $110,000 Marv Bachrad Memorial at Bally's Dover, sealing top honors in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old trotting fillies.

Lady Burg was unhurried at race's outset, settling second-over on the opening turn behind 30-1 long shot Song Master (driven by Carlo Poliseno), who vaulted to the lead from post seven and cleared Royal Toni (Kim Vincent) for control at the end of a 28 2/5 first quarter. Uncovered with a lap to go, Lady Burg advanced on the outside to engage the pace-setter through a 57 4/5 half before pushing to the lead midway up the backstretch. After doing away with Song Master, the E L Platinum-Comical Dream filly faced immediate pressure from eventual runner-up Kat's Fancy (Cody Poliseno), who made a mild bid past three-quarters in 1:28 3/5. Lady Burg rebuffed Kat's Fancy's challenge by 1 1/2 lengths, winning in a lifetime- best 2:00. Indiana Star (Tony Morgan) rallied mildly for third.

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Lady Burg, who competes as a homebred for J. Craparotta & P. Berry Racing and is trained by Traci Berry, has now won four of her seven career starts and banked $94,150. As the even-money favorite, she paid $4.20 to win.

Rookie male trotters contest their $110,000 DSBF series championship Tuesday (Nov. 26), with Melvin G installed as the 2-5 morning line favorite. That event is programmed as the fourth of 15 races on the card; first post is 4:30 p.m. EST.

--press release (DSBF)--