Tim Tetrick began a four-straight win streak driving Litigator to a victory in the $25,000 winners-over trot on Wednesday at Dover Downs, completing a sweep of the top three races guiding Jessie Hall and Instant Photo to wins in a five-win night. Tetrick took Parent Racing and Crystal Ball stables' Litigator right to the top and never was headed in a 1:55.1 victory, the third of the year for the Valley Victor gelding. Safari Heat finished second for Roger Plante with Eddie Davis Jr. steering Go Nano Go third. The $16,500 conditioned trot went to Winbak Red, owned by M&M Harness Racing and Pat Lachance, with Jim King reining the Muscles Yankee gelding to a lifetime record 1:55.3 performance. Brite Speed N (Brandon Givens) was next. Armbro Emma (Ben Stafford) was the third-place finisher. On the pacing side, Star Drifter N was a strong 1:52.4 winner of a $30,000 claiming pace. Owned by David Clark and trainer Trevor Stafford, the New Zealand-bred Dream Away gelding withstood a late rally from Kilkerran Scot (Tetrick) and Steam The Windows (Plante). Tetrick drove Mako Sica to a 1:52.4 victory in a $25,000 claiming allowance. Rich Lester and trainer Tony Domino own the Badlands Hanover gelding now a three-time winner in 2008. Art's Sake (Roberts) was runner-up. Fully Exotic (Givens) was the show horse. Mike Cole pinch hit for leading driver Tony Morgan, away due to illness in the family, and drove Tina Clark's Who's Next to a 1:54 success in a $15,500 Delaware pace. Mesquite Heat (Plante) and Shady Mountain GA (Tetrick) were second and third, respectively. In addition to Tetrick's five wins, Wayne Long and Cole had two driving wins. Meanwhile Rich Ringler haltered two trainee winners. (Dover Downs)
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