Haverford Hanover captures Delaware feature

February 10, 2009

Haverford Hanover held off a late charge from Sharky Osborne to win the $32,000 Open, Cool Cal took the $25,000 winners-over and the $22,000 male pace went to Ruling VC N on Monday at Dover Downs. Tim Tetrick led all drivers with five winners.

Ron Pierce moved Haverford Hanover out of third in front of the grandstand and quickly took the lead. The Panderosa-Hattie gelding then shook off a determined bid from Hot N Sport and Tony Morgan on the backstretch and then held off a fast finishing Sharky Osborne coming from far back with Eric Goodell to win the feature race in 1:51.1.

Mark Kesmodel conditions Haverford Hanover for owners Joe and Laurie Davino. The win was the second in three starts with Pierce in the bike. Sharky Osborne and Hot N Sporty were second and third, respectively.

Cool Cal rang up a similar 1:51.1 clocking with Tetrick at the controls. Three Point Acres owns the altered son of Cole Muffler trained by Chuck Crissman. Cool Cal had dropped down from last week's Open class. Art's Son driven by Ross Wolfenden was second. JK Lullabye (Pierce) was the show horse.

Ruling VC N overpowered eight foes on the way to his first North American victory as Brandon Givens guided the Washington VC-Ruling Delight gelding into the lead after the quarter. The 8 year old opened up heading to the three quarters to build an insurmountable lead on the way to a 1:52 conquest. Lightningjacksback was a fast closing second. Prince Of Luck came on for Brian Sears for third place.

Kentucky Rebel drew away from seven rivals to win the $17,000 male pace in 1:51.3. Mike Cole drove the Armbro Operative-Kentucky Scarlet gelding for owners Rodney Mitchell Inc. and trainer Johnny Waite. The grey Shinydes A (Tetrick) was second best. Racsan John (Vic Kirby) finished third.

In a second $17,000 division Bret Brittingham got the lead at the start driving Erika Paradee's Bullion Bill A and led to the finish line in 1:52 with Bush Delight (Tetrick) sitting to his outside for most of the mile. Tuneariffic (Eddie Davis Jr.) closed for second money with Bush Delight (Tetrick) getting third-place honors.

Right To The Top took until straightening out for the stretch dash to get to the top but the Artiscape-Janet's Jewel gelding then proceeded on to win the $16,500 male pace in 1:53.3. Kovach Stables and Teague Inc. own the winner piloted to victory by Sears in his first 2009 win. Mach Express N (Cole) rolled down the lane to get second. Fortune's Jenna (Tetrick) led early and held on for third.

Tetrick closed out the night driving Jacob's Wonder to a 1:55 triumph in a $15,500 Delaware male pace. Ryan Sharpe and traienr Charlene Polk own the Badlands Hanover-Roxy Jay chestnut to his second win of the year amd Tetrick's fifth win on the card. Russian River (George Dennis) was runner-up. Ritchie Y (Wolfenden) was third. (Dover Downs)

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