Delaware newcomer captures feature

February 11, 2009

Still Electric made her first start at Dover Downs an impressive one with a 1:51.4 win in the $33,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace Tuesday at Dover Downs.

A recent acquisition by Howard Taylor, Jerry Silva and Tom Lazzaro, Still Electric was never headed in her conquest in the week's top female event. Tim Tetrick took the lead early driving the Mr. Electric-Still Terrific 5 year old trained by Kevin Lare and never looked back en route to a career fastest victory. Dill And Grace A finished second for Jon Roberts while Delightful Diva closed for third money.

Joe Zicchino's Autumn Magic, with the sport's leading dash win driver Tony Morgan in the bike, took the lead early and lead every step the rest of a 1:51.2 mile to win the $25,000 Mares Jr. Open Handicap holding off Chloes Silver Star and Tetrick in a belated charge in the stretch. Tim Crissman trains Autumn Magic, the only 4 year old in the race, in her second straight victory. By Jenna's Beach Boy-Swinging Rita, Autumn Magic has won two of her three starts this year. Flirtwithedealer, driven by Corey Callahan, finished third.

Yada Yada Yada A closed with a rush to win a three-mare photo in 1:53.4 in the first of two $17,000 mare paces. Roger Plante was at the controls. Unn (Tim Curtin) zipped up from last at the quarter to take the lead on the clubhouse turn and lead all the way to a step from the finish line. Yada Yada Yada A came whizzed down the lane to get the lead on her final step a long nose in front of Unn. Playus A Happytune (Bob Kinsey Jr.) hustled down the passing lane and was another nose back in third.

Ken Wood, Steve Iaquinta, Bill Dittmar and Henry King owned the winner, a 9-year-old daughter of Armbro Operative-Fiddybits. It was her third win in the last five outings.

Ross Wolfenden steered Craig Prettyman's Roxie Lee N home in 1:53.2 to win the other $17,000 female pace. The ultra-consistent daughter of Fake Left-Riches Dream was followed by Mymymylookatherfly (Callahan) and Raging Character (Brandon Givens), second and third, respectively.

Also on the undercard, Rodney Mitchell Inc.'s Haunted showed her class scoring a 1:53.2 victory to win a $16,000 mare pace. Kevin Sizer trains and drives the Bettor's Delight-Spirit Of Ivy black 4 year old. PW Michelle (Vince Copeland) picked up second money. Hawthorne Hudson (Callahan) was third.

Morgan picked up another win piloting Tony Poliseno's Wannahuckaloogi, a Dream Work-Unlawful Seizure mare to victory in 1:52.4 to win an $11,500 mare pace. Hanna's Delight (Tetrick) was runner-up. Kellytuck Sophie (Roberts) was the third-place finisher.

In the $14,000 top trot of the day, Art Stafford Jr. wheeled Dave Clayville's DC's Piggy Bank out of second at the head of the stretch and then overtook leader Jon Win (Vic Kirby) in deep stretch for a 1:55.3 victory. Rusty's Biggie (Callahan) was the show horse. The win by the Banker Hall-HT's Sweeteepie gelding is his 14th lifetime and brings his career earnings to $223,556. (Dover Downs)

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