Harrington: Four-bagger for Tetrick on Delaware State Fair program
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Harrington Raceway's richest program of the season was contested Thursday at the Delaware State Fair with more than $650,000 in total purses. All of the races on the 13-race program were for Delaware-owned and/or bred horses.
The Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $110,000 final events for 3-year-olds comprised much of the purse allocation, in addition to long-time events for older horses like the $50,000 Governor’s Cup.
Driver Tim Tetrick had four wins on the card, including two for trainer Jim King Jr. in DSBF finals with filly pacer Curtsyforpurrseco ($3.40) in 1:56 1/5, owned by Jo Ann Looney-King and male trotter Brett MacDonald's Workslikeacharm ($7.60) in 1:59 3/5. Curtsyforpurrseco (Roddy's Bags Again) overcame post eight in her 11th career win, while Workslikeacharm (E L Platinum) was second-placed-first after Royal Beep Beep was disqualified after failing to lose ground while on a break and leaving the course.
The DSBF male pacing final saw Captain Pete ($3.80, Allan Davis) win in wire-to-wire fashion from post eight in 1:55 for owners Mulligan and Calcutta Stables and Denise Davis. The Roddy's Bags Again gelding notched his eighth career win in 12 starts for trainer Jason Johnson.
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In the filly trotting final, Gary Rhodes's Lovie's Place ($3.40, Art Stafford Jr.) was a lifetime-best-1:57 3/5 winner for her sixth career win for her trainer/driver. The E L Platinum filly is unbeaten in four starts this year.
In the $50,000 Governor's Cup, Andrew Glassmeyer's Sweet Angel Boy ($4.80, Tony Morgan) emerged from the pocket a 1:51 1/5 winner for his owner/trainer. The 6-year-old Sweet Lou gelding surpassed $100,000 in seasonal earnings.
On the undercard, Steve Messick's Misty Coast ($4.80, Stafford Jr.) was a 1:53 2/5 winner in the $35,000 Legislator's Cup and Tlb Racing's Remarkable De Vie ($4.80, Pat Berry) was victorious in 1:57 3/5 in the $35,000 Charles Murphy Jr. Memorial Trot.
The live racing meet will return to Harrington on August 12.
--press release (Harrington)--