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The richest card of the season welcomed fair goers Thursday night at the annual Governor’s Day program at Harrington Raceway during the Delaware State Fair.
Approximately $600,000 in purse money was at stake on the card, most of it in four $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Finals for three-year-olds.
Long standing races for older horses were also contested such as the $50,000 Governor’s Cup, $35,000 Legislator’s Cup (In Memory of Thurman Adams, Jr.), $35,000 Charles Murphy, Jr. Memorial Trot and $25,000 President’s Cup.
Memorial races were also held in memory of Walter Messick, Sam Mathews, Del and Dorothy Manges and John Frazer, Jr. and John Frazer III.
Shes Pukka N and Shoobee Doo A won their respective co-featured races Monday at Harrington Raceway.
In the $20,000 Mares Open, Peter Paul Venturini s Shes Pukka ($3, Tony Morgan) notched a front end win over Feeling Sweet and Scuola Hanover in 1:54 for trainer Brian Malone.
The six-year-old Betterthancheddar mare notched her sixth win of the year. The same trainer/driver combo teamed up for a win one race earlier with Examiner Hanover ($2.60).
Meanwhile, Mike Casalino and Dylan Davis Shooboo Doo A ($4.60, Corey Callahan) scored a 1:52.4 win in the co-featured $20,000 Open.
Trained by co-owner Davis, the six-year-old Shoobees Place gelding made a bold three-wide move near the three-quarters and cleared pacesetter Power of Tell and pulled away from the field for a three length win. Power of Tell held second at 61-to-1, while Goldberg finished third.
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Moments Of Joy splashed her way to victory in the Mares Open Pace at Dover Downs on Wednesday night (March 31).
Moments Of Joy and Infinite Symbol A were the quickest away from the gate, but driver Victor Kirby proved the aggressor as he pulled the pocket with Moments Of Joy and seized the lead away from Infinite Symbol A through a :26.3 quarter. He continued to lead to the half in :55.3.
Scuola Hanover, the 3-2 favourite, and driver Art Stafford Jr. were willing to lay their three-race win streak on the line. They moved off the pylons from fourth uncovered and hustled up the backstretch in full attack mode. Moments Of Joy meanwhile was in full flight as they reached the three quarters in 1:22.4.