The spotlight was on the distaffs in Dover Downs' Tuesday features as Boots Place won the $30,000 Mares Open Pace and Keystone Rhythm the $24,000 Mares Jr. Open over a "sloppy" track.
Boots Place, piloted by Eric Goodell, took the lead from favorite Gabrielles Girl (Corey Callahan) on the backstretch then outlegged Chloes Silver Star and Ron Pierce to the wire by a long neck to win the week's top distaff event with a 1:54.4 effort. A 5 year-old daughter of Park Place-Put The Boots, it was the second win of the year for the owner Bernard Segebade and second win on the card for driver Goodell. Alice's Restaurant handled by Tony Morgan was the third-place mare.
Keystone Rhythm chalked up her second win of the year as Ross Wolfenden guided the Camotion-Run With The Tiger 6 year old home in 1:55.2 to win the $24,000 Mares Jr. Open Pace. Russ and Elaine MacKinnon own Keystone Rhythm, a winner of two of her last three starts. Delightful Diva, reined by Tony Morgan, led early in the race and held on for second. Alpine Gold N and Tim Curtin were the show finishers. (Dover Downs)