Royal Beep Beep scores in DSBF prelim

DOVER, Del. — Deborah Warnick’s homebred Royal Beep Beep (Yankee Royalty, $2.20) solidified himself as a likely favorite in next week’s Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 2-year-old male harness racing trotters with a decisive 1:59.3 score in the first of two $20,000 second-round preliminary events on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at Bally’s Dover.

In line to Tim Tetrick, Royal Beep Beep won a three-horse battle to the first turn, pushing through from the pole position to seat LG’s Bluestone (Art Stafford Jr.) in the pocket through a :29.2 first quarter. The Yankee Royalty-Beep Beep Bye Bye gelding traveled uncontested through middle splits of :59.2 and 1:29.4 before gradually extending his margin of victory over LG’s Bluestone to three lengths. Its Oliver Now (Corey Callahan) finished third.

ROYAL BEEP BEEP REPLAY

After sweeping both of his preliminary divisions, Royal Beep Beep has won four of eight career starts for trainer Jason Skinner and has earned $61,368.

LG’s Jaxon (Rolls Blue Chip-Miss Jocelyn, $2.80) and driver Jim Morand also prevailed at odds-on, controlling fractions of :29.2 and 1:00 before parrying a challenge from Pretty Two (Carlo Poliseno) at three-quarters in 1:29.2 and edging clear to win by 2-1/2 lengths in 1:59.2. First-round winner Trout Master (Pat Berry) finished third.

Now a four-time winner in six starts, LG’s Jaxon has earned $91,000 for Teresa Givens’ Nanticoke Racing. Les Givens trains the gelding.

LG’S JAXON REPLAY

In addition to two-time preliminary winner Royal Beep Beep and single-leg winners LG’s Jaxon and Trout Master, the following horses have qualified for the $110,000 DSBF series final, to be held next Tuesday (Nov. 21): LG’s Bluestone, Pretty Two, Its Oliver Now, Pulsator and Workslikeacharm.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.