It's all yada, yada, yada at Dover

Overlooked at 8-1, Yada Yada Yada A came on strongly in the stretch for a 1:52.1 victory in the $23,000 filly and mare Jr. Open pace on Tuesday at Dover Downs. The sport's leading driver Tim Tetrick made the winner's circle three times, bringing his seasonal total to 974 wins.

Racing far back in the field of nine fast females, Ross Wolfenden pulled the Armbro Operative mare Yada Yada Yada A to the outside heading to the three-quarters and then raced three wide around the final turn. Odds-on favorite Bikini Bottom had led from the start with Tony Morgan and appeared safe turning for home. Mike Cole swung Poppy Lustre N, last season's Horse of the Meet, from behind the leader and the threesome battled side-by-side from deep stretch with Yada Yada Yada A persevering by a head over Poppy Lustre. Bikini Bottom was a neck back in third.

Trained by Eric Ell for Henry King of Dover, Del., Ken Wood of Denton, Md. and Pennsylvanians Bill Dittmar of Langhorne and Steve Iaqauinta of Haverford, the 7 year old posted her sixth win of the season. She has banked $154,870 this season and $5518,541 in her career.

In the first of two $16,500 distaff paces, Mike Cole drove his second winner piloting Bill and Richard Fritts' Fritzie Bunnie to a 1:54.3 victory, rolling down the inside to overtake Philadelphia (Tetrick) in the final strides. The Queen Of Trash (Jim Morand) closed to finish third.

Play For Real, owned by Lauren Allen and Foulk Stables, gave trainer Trish B. Foulk and driver Tetrick their second wins on the card in the other $16,500 distaff pace scoring a 1:52.4 win. Jay Low (Morgan) streaked down the passing lane to finish second in front of Millwood Ashley N (Morand).

Defending driver and trainer champs, Tetrick and Josh Green, teamed with Howard Rattner's Kash Love in a $10,000 pace for females scoring a 1:53.2 win. Bay Express N (Corey Callahan) was second. Millie's Got Style (Bryan Truitt) took third. (Dover Downs)

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