Pacific Philly wins Dover feature

Tight finishes marked the Tuesday distaff features at Dover Downs where Pacific Philly won the feature, Bikini Bottom the $24,000 mares winners-over pace, and Fritzie Bunny the $22,000 mares winners-over pace.

In the $25,000 feature, Eddie Davis Jr. pulled Bob Messick's Pacific Philly out of fifth after the half and followed Dream-A-While with Tim Tetrick battling race favorite Ball Gown A and Eric Goodell for the lead. The trio fanned out in the stretch with Pacific Philly closing the fastest to win a three-mare photo in 1:51.2, her lifetime best. Dream-A-While was right there second and Ball Gown A was inches back in third. The win was the third of 2008 for Pacific Philly now a winner of $89,260 this year and $497,979 in her career.

Eric Goodell, who notched a driving double, guided Jeff Eckburg's Bikini Bottom to a 1:52.2 score, her first of the season, in another tight finish. Tug River Aussie also came from off the pace for Jonathan Roberts to finish second while Corey Callahan got Poker Mom going late and closed with a rush for the show spot.

Fritzie Bunnie, a 14-1 shot owned by Bill and Rich Fritts, won a tight three-horse photo. Mike Cole drove the Precious Bunny-sired winner to her second win in 2008. Playus A Happytune closed between horses for Bob Kinsey Jr. to just miss. Unn and Tony Morgan was a head back in third.

Ricky Pryor's Shesa Troublemaker recorded her fourth win of the season, equaling her career-best 1:52.3, in a $16,000 mares pace. Alberts Drifter N (Bret Brittingham) finished second with Sport'n Cami (Callahan) third. A happy group of some of the ladies wearing red hats greeted winning driver Tetrick in the winner's circle after the race. More than 100 members of the Red Hat Society of Delaware spent the day at the races.

Rafaella Seelster was on the engine in a 1:53 triumph in the first of two $14,500 filly and mare paces. Morgan drove the Camluck mare to one of his two wins for owners Rich and Pat Arndt. In The Mist N (Tetrick) finished third but was placed second when Ain't Goin Back (Ben Stafford Jr.) broke stride just before the finish line and was set back to third.

Stafford drove Jerry's Girl, a 4-year-old daughter of Dragon Again that horse owns with Ed Gold, to an impressive front-pacing 1:53.2 victory in a $14,500 filly and mare pace. Besmitten By A Vet (Vic Kirby) rolled home second in front of race favorite Holme In A Moment (Eddie Davis Jr.).

Jeanne McInnis and Nancy Jackson's Jay Low made the win column for the first time this year as Davis steered the Walton Hanover mare to a 1:53.1 career-best clocking. Kim Crawford N (Frank Milby) was runner-up. West Coast Arturo (Jonathan Roberts) took show money.

Callahan joined Morgan and Goodell with two driving wins. (Dover Downs)

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