Longshots prevail at Dover

A pair of longshots, 40-1 Yogi Bare and 23-1 Diamond Revenge, lit up the tote board in the $20,000 twin-feature races at Dover Downs on Sunday, while Tony Morgan drove four winners and Tim Tetrick had a triple.

Tim Curtin drove Jeff Bartels' Yogi Bare from last to first in the stretch to win a $20,000 Delaware winners-over pace in 1:53.1. It was the second win in a row and third in his last four starts for the Rambaran gelding. Im A Rustler Too with Morgan was second. The photo finish camera could not separate pacesetter Village Blitz with Tetrick and Wardog Hall and Ross Wolfenden finishing in a dead heat for show honors.

Foulk Stables' Diamond Revenge came on strongly in the stretch to score a 1:53.1 victory with Corey Callahan driving the winner to his second success in his last three races in a $20,000 Delaware pace. NF Signature, who had won his previous two outings, was a close-up second for Roger Plante. Stock Market Wiz and Brad Hanners cut the mile and held on for third.

Morgan drove Bob Collins' Solid Hanover to a 1:54.1 triumph in a $15,000 Delaware pace. The Badlands Hanover gelding was followed by Future Treasure (Art Stafford Jr.) second and Glitter For Prez (Tetrick) third.

Paul McDougall Racing's Seach And Rescue, handled by Jim Morand, drew off from eight foes in 1:53.4 to win a $14,500 male pace. Regal (Corey Callahan) came on late to finish second. Main-A-Dieu (Curtin) was third in a photo.

Menno Boy made his first local appearance a winning one as Tetrick drove the Shady Character gelding to a 1:53.3 victory in a $14,000 4-&-5-year-old male pace for owner Bob Messick. Heza Character (Eddie Davis Jr.) shaded Mossdale Gambit N (Roger Plante) for second.

Fresh Deck, a 3-year-old Cam's Card Shark colt, won his fourth in a row as Morgan guided a 1:54.1 victory for Ted Gewertz, Val D'or Farm and Schoor-Racing Stable. Smalltowndesperado (Plante) took second with Fox Valley Slam It (Glenn Wilson) third.

Elmer Fannin's Mega Hall, driven by Hanners, came on for a 1:54.3 win in a $10,000 male pace. Macho Uno (Herve Filion) was runner-up. Vasvixen N (Morand) finished third.

In a $20,000 male claiming pace, Midnight Eyre N, teamed with Morgan, notched a 1:53.4 decision for Juliana Swinford and Wendy Crissman. Big League Barry (Tetrick) was next in front of Mr. Socks (Hanners). (Dover Downs)

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