Consecutive wins for freshman trotter

NANTICOKE Racing's LG's Reed O Wen won his second straight race in 2:02.1 in preparation for upcoming two-year-old Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund trotting stakes action at Harrington Raceway yesterday.

The Anders Bluestone gelding assumed command from rough gaited leader Wolfpack Russ, which broke stride, and opened up a six-length win in the $8500 DSBF Eligible event.

Rivers trotted well late to finish second, while Spooky Punk was third.

Trained by Les Givens and driven by Jim Morand, LG's Reed O Wen has won two of his three starts and will be one to watch in next week’s DSBF $20,000 eliminations.

DSBF action gets underway on Monday with the pacing colts on Bobby Quillen Memorial Pace night, while the pacing fillies battle on Tuesday.

Elizabeth and Bret Brittingham's Need Luck won the overnight feature in an $11,000 conditioned trot for trainer Don Brittingham. T

he same connections later teamed up for a win with Big Secret.

• MATT SPARACINO