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Still Electric wins at Dover; Pierce thrown from sulky

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March 04, 2009

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For the third time in her last four starts, Still Electric won the $32,000 Mares Open Pace impressively on Tuesday at Dover Downs, while Hall of Fame driver Ron Pierce was thrown from his sulky in the second race. Taken to a nearby hospital, he was checked and released, complaining only of a sore neck.

The racing accident happened when the Pierce-driven She's Real Wild apparently choked in the race and then went down. Pierce did not return to drive the rest of the night.

It didn't take driver Tim Tetrick long after leaving from post eight to get to the front with Still Electric in the top distaff race of the week. On the backstretch, Eric Goodell drove last week's winner, Chloes Silver Star, up on the outside to challenge. The pair raced as a team around the final turn and into the stretch where Still Electric pulled away with Pacific Philly and Eddie Davis Jr. closing to take second. Chloes Silver Star held on for third.

Still Electric broke just before the start last week and then gallantly rallied to finish third, beaten only a length. The Mr Electric-Still Terrific 5 year old had won her two previous starts. She now has five wins in seven starts this year, earning $67,117 in purses for Howard Taylor, Jerry Silva and Tom Lazzaro. It was Terick's fifth win on the card and the second for owner Taylor.

In reversal form, in the $21,000 Mares pace, Goodell and Blissful Maddie held the lead on the backstretch with Tetrick and Erma La Em prompting the pace on the outside all the way to the finish line in 1:53. The victory was the third for driver Goodell and trainer Josh Green and second for owner Larry Baron. Dream-A-While closed strongly for Daryl Bier but had to settle for third.

Brandon Givens drove Hopefull N right to the lead, with Yada Yada Yada A, driven by Roger Plante, second from the start and that's the way the $25,000 Mares Jr. Open finished. Playus A Happytune and Bob Kinsey Jr. was the show horse.

Hopefull N is a Totally Ruthless-Maiden's Blush 8 year old owned by Preston Walls, Chad Tate and Steve Daugherty. It was her first victory in 2009. (Dover Downs)

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