Frog Juice served at Dover Downs

They are serving Frog Juice these days at Dover Downs as the sophomore Frog Juice won for the fifth consecutive time Monday night, turning in a memorable 1:50.1 performance to win the $26,000 Open Pace. The only 3 year old in the featured race taking on seasoned veterans, Frog Juice, a Badlands Hanover-Hair She Goes gelding, waged war on front pacing Sharky Osborne (Eric Goodell) from the middle of the backstretch until deep in the lane before energizing to the wire in a lifetime-best clocking.

Jim Morand drove Frog Juice into contention after the half and raced side-by-side with Sharky Osborne before pulling away for his fifth straight win for trainer George Teague. Art Director (Tim Tetrick) closed along the passing lane to nip Sharky Osborne for place money.

Bred and owned by Gary and Barbara Iles, Frog Juice is the latest in a line of their top horses starting with $1 million winner Crew Cut Zach. Gary Iles is a barber by trade and after cutting the hair of youngsters, asks them if they wanted some "Frog Juice (hair tonic)?" The Iles name all their horses after some king of tonsorial service.

A race earlier Tetrick also came along the inside, driving Crissman Inc.'s Redford Hall (Cambest-Regal Dame) to notch a 1:51.4 score to win one of his two $23,000 winners-over paces. Itchy (Vince Copeland) went a big trip to finish second. Buster Mee N (Eddie Davis Jr.) was third.

Tetrick's fourth triumph of the night came guiding Tom Lazzaro and Harness The Power's 7-1 I Ain't No Fool (The Panderosa-Fool That I Am) to an easy 1:51.2 victory in another $23,000 winners over. Western Hot Shot (Corey Callahan) was next. Devil's Ivy (Ron Pierce) was the show horse. (Dover Downs)

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