Freshman remains unbeaten with Dream Maker Series win

TALENTED freshman Dean B Hanover maintained his perfect record with a stylish win in Monday’s $88,500 Dream Maker Series Final at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Piloted by Johnathan Drury, Dean B Hanover fired off the gate from post position eight to find his position as his stablemate Captainofrocknroll took the top spot and had the field chasing him through the opening quarter of 26.4 seconds.

Dean B Hanover was parked third through that first panel but he quickly zipped to the front and led the field to the half in 56 seconds.

Drury used the 28.3-second third quarter to hustle the field to the three-quarter pole in 1:24.3 before Dean B Hanover was able to fend off his challengers to cross the line in 1:52.4

“I thought one might get by us in the stretch, but Dean B just stuck his nose out and kept digging to the wire” said Drury. “He’s a great colt – he fought right to the wire”.

A $340,000 Harrisburg Yearling Sale purchase the son of Betting Line is undefeated from three starts trainer Casie Coleman Herlihy.

Betting Line’s siring career is off to a tremendous start.

From 119 foals, Betting Line has 86 starters, 29 winners and an impressive 14 in 1:55 or faster in just the first six weeks of North American two-year-old racing.

He is the leading first crop sire by a wide margin in the U.S. over Always B Miki (111 foals, 52 starters, 18 winners and 9 in 1:55), JK Endofanera (88 foals, 56 starters, 27 winners and 9 in 1:55) and Racing Hill (119 foals, 60 starters, 20 winners and 4 in 1:55).

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