Tetrick on a winning roll

Tim Tetrick, who won eight races Saturday and 28 races since Monday, made Wardog Hall one of his five winners in a 1:52.3 victory in the $22,000 Three-and-Four-Year-Old Pace on Sunday at Dover Downs. IIn addition to his five-win night, Tetrick won four races Monday, three on Tuesday, four on Wednesday and on Thursday to go with his eight Saturday.

While front-pacing Psilvuheartbreaker and Brad Hanners were under attack early in the mile by Takeingitforgranite with Tim Curtin until the mid backstretch, Roger Hanner pulled Alastor Hanover out to challenge with Wardog Hall and Tetrick right behind. Rounding the final turn, Wardog Hall fanned three wide and when straightening out in the lane proceeded to roll by and quickly open up a two-length lead on the way to the finish line. Alastor Hanover finished second, beaten by three-quarters of a length, at the wire. Psilvuhearbreaker held on for third.

The victory was the 12th of the year for Wardog Hall, a chestnut gelding by Blissfull Hall owned by Jim Cane and Tim Fisher. It was the second win in three races for the expatriate claimer.

Tetrick won his third of the night hustling Green Racing's Dreamfair Titan to the pacers first win on the meet in five tries, a wire-to-wire 1:52.1 triumph. in a $14,400 Delaware pace. Mega Hall (Jim Morand) sped home second with C'mon C'mon C'mon (Hanners) in a strong effort finishing third.

In a $10,500 Male pace, Tetrick guided Terry McClements' Bettor Watch Him to victory in 1:54.4 edging leader Arden's Trump N (Steve Warrington) by a head in the final strides. JF Dreamwork (Hanners) closed along the passing lane for third.

Coerfurst, as usual, got right to the front and Hanners teamed the 10-year-old owned by Midway Stable to a 1:57.4 victory in one of two $9,500 feature trots. Rattlesnake Jake (George Dennis) uncurled a strong stretch drive to finish second in front of Nathan My Boy (Tony Morgan).

JoAnn King's Mystery Solved won the other trot with Jim King in the sulky posting a 1:57.2 mile. RT Phoebes Giant (Morgan) closed well to take second. Limavady Lad (Ross Wolfenden) was the show finisher.

Brandon Givens had two driving wins on the card while Les Givens and Jason Skinner had a training double. (Dover Downs)

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