Muscles shown at Dover

Musclesextrodinair showed his class romping to a 1:54.3 victory in the $27,500 Open Handicap Trot on the final Wednesday card while Tim Tetrick won seven races and Tony Morgan three at Dover Downs.

Sean Bier waited until the half to make his move and Musclesextrodinair, a 5-year-old son of Muscles Yankee, blew past leader Armbro Timothy and then opened up a quick lead and cruised home a 1:54.3 winner for his third win in a row. Saint Johns Boy with Ross Wolfenden closed to finish second for the fourth time in his last five outings. Armbro Corbin with Tetrick was the show horse.

In a $17,000 winners-over trot, Tetrick won for the third time in a four-straight streak guiding Pat Tortorello's Bud Ross to a 1:56 triumph. Celtic Hall (Tim Curtin) came on for a second-place finish. RC Destiny (Morgan) took third.

Mr. Performer closed along the inside to nip Go Nano Go (Eddie Davis Jr.) at the wire in 1:56.1 to win the other $17,000 winners-over trot. Stacy Stafford and driver Art Stafford Jr. own the Garland Lobell gelding. Safari Heat (Roger Plante) picked up show money.

Bill Emmons' Torero Hall took the lead at the three-quarters and then moved off to a career fastest 1:51.4 score in a $15,500 male pace for Tetrick's fifth win on the card. The Cambest 4-year-old gelding has now won three consecutive races and five times this meet. Blowout Hanover (Morgan) was the best of the rest followed by Fade N Away (Curtin). (Dover Downs)

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