Harrington: Freshman trotters showcased in DSBF finals

Robert Allison Jr.'s Perfect Twenty ($3.60, Victor Kirby) and Jeff Clark's She Is Strong ($2.20, Art Stafford Jr.) won their respective $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) finals for 2-year-old trotters on Wednesday at Harrington Raceway.

In the colt and gelding event, Perfect Twenty, a son of Yankee Royalty, gobbled up significant ground first-over despite a sizable early deficit and pressed leader Kodack Black, who broke just before the wire and gave the win to Perfect Twenty in 1:58 2/5, a new track record for a rookie trotting gelding. Kodack Black was placed second and Hespookshescores was third. Trained by Cliff Green, it was his third straight win.

In the filly trot final, She Is Strong was a wire-to-wire winner in 2:00 over Miss Daburg and Gold Rate. The Anders Bluestone filly swept her two elimination races and continued her dominance in the final for trainer/driver Stafford Jr.

In the overnight feature, Ginger Tree Skyr ($7.20, Corey Callahan) was a 1:55 winner in the $50,000 Allen J. Cook Jr. Memorial Trot over Hatikvah and Quiksilvr Bluechip. The 6-year-old Explosive Matter gelding notched his sixth win of the season for trainer/co-owner Nick Callahan. Yorwollahan Racing Team and Greg Godbout also own Ginger Tree Skyr, who surpassed $110,000 in seasonal earnings.

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In the $20,000 DSBF consolation, Linda Mac Donald's Bluemoonrising ($8, Ross Wolfenden) was a 2:03 1/5 winner over Dawnthedestroyer and Count Quikula. The Anders Bluestone filly notched her first career win for trainer Joe MacDonald.

--press release (Harrington)--