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Dover, DE --- Jasmine K and Epic Smash won their Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund first leg filly pace preliminaries at Dover Downs on Wednesday, March 30.

 

The sophomore filly pacers were front and center as the DSBF first leg kick-off week of stakes continues. Jasmine K, owned and trained by Kevin Switzer, was in control from the start in the first $20,000 prelim. Montrell Teague guided the Master Levec-Visioness K filly to a lifetime mark of 1:58.3 from post seven. Miss Baltimore (Tony Morgan) was runner-up with Press Corp (Art Stafford Jr.) coming up to finish third.

 

In the second $20,000 division, Pat Berry got Epic Smash to quickly take the lead and withstood a challenge from Cicada’s Song (Carlo Poliseno), who was parked-out the entire mile, to win by three-quarters in 1:58.1, also a personal record. The win was the fourth of her career in 11 starts for the Political Briefing-Giant Smash offspring who now has won $105,208 lifetime. Cicada’s Song was an impressive second in front of Triple Bottom Line (Jeff Fout). 

 

The 2nd and final preliminary DSBF leg is set for next Wednesday with the top eight point-getters returning on April 13 for the $100,000 final.

 

In the regular card feature, an $18,500 4&5-year-old trot, Inner Peace (Sean Bier) led turning for home but a major assault began in the stretch where Tymal Signature and Jonathan Roberts passed them all in deep stretch for a 1:56.3 victory. After three straight starts from post eight, the Deweycheatumnhowe-Blossom Seelster 4-year-old mare owned and trained by Bobby Glassmeyer was followed by Royual Status (Jim Morand) and My Way The Highway (Vic Kirby) in the tight finish. Inner Peace was fourth.

 

On Thursday, in the DSBF twin features, 3-year-old male pacers race in 1st leg $20,000 events.

 

Corey Callahan won three races, Pat Berry and George Dennis had driving doubles. Trainers Eddie Dennis and Kevin Lare haltered two winners each while E&K Racing Stable had two-owner wins.