Former world heavyweight boxing and Olympic champion George Foreman came out a winner in his first effort of the year as Major Duke, a well-bred 4-year-old pacer that Foreman owns scored a convincing victory, a veritable knockout, at Dover Downs in the rain on Wednesday night.
Conditioned by George Teague, one of the sport's most successful trainers, Major Duke led from the start to finish to win an $11,500 pace in the winning time of 1:56 for the mile distance. So far during the current 2008-09 Dover Downs season, Major Duke has one win, a second, two thirds and two fifths in his six races. Now in his third year of racing, he pacer has won $65,477 in purses. (Dover Downs)