Dreaming Of Lou delivered a 17-1 upset in Thursday night’s (March 21) $37,162 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover.
Dreaming of Lou and driver Tim Tetrick blasted off the wings of the starting gate, parking out Maximus Miki and a three-wide Penzance Hanover approaching the quarter. Penzance Hanover, who had won four consecutive races, cleared the lead passing the opening quarter in :26.4 and maintained the lead to the half in :55.1. Iwannabewithyou sprinted first-over up the backstretch, towing 4-5 favourite Maximus Miki and Jacks Shadow N with him in the outer flow as Penzance Hanover continued uncontested to three-quarters in 1:22.4. After waiting patiently in the pocket, Dreaming Of Lou surged along the pylons late to win by three-quarters of a length in a career-best 1:50.3. Penzance Hanover was a game second and Maximus Miki finished third.
Jim King Jr. trains Dreaming Of Lou, a son of Sweet Lou-Dreamlands Jo Jo who paid $37.80 to win, for Jo Ann Looney-King. Dreaming Of Lou, who has won three of his last four starts, earned his first Open level victory. He's now earned just shy of $75,000 with four wins overall this year from 11 outings.
Tony Morgan and Allan Davis each drove three winners on the night while Crissy Crissman-Bier collected a training triple.
When harness racing at Bally’s Dover resumes,on Monday, March 25, there will be a Pick-4 carryover of $1,534 and a Pick-3 carryover of $704. First post is 4:30 p.m.
(With files from Bally's Dover)