Neolithic, Bucchero (he’s hot) connect for Delaware daily double

Stallions from Pleasant Acres with runners in the same races have combined to produce several exactas in the past few months, and now they’ve added another dimension – connecting for a Centeno-Cedeno daily double at Delaware Park.

It happened in the sixth and seventh races yesterday when the 4-year-old filly High Vibes, by Neolithic, won the sixth, followed in the seventh with a victory by the 3-year-old Bucchero filly Ms. Bucchero. The $2 daily double paid $45.40.

HIGH VIBES – The filly bred by Maria and Mary Haire went wire-to-wire under Daniel Centeno in the race at a mile and 70 yards on the grass, clocked in 1:39.96, just one second off the course record. The $45,000 OBS June 2-year-old scored by 3 1/2 lengths for her first victory this year, while raising her career record to 2-2-5 in 18 starts. She paid $12.60 and earned a check for $15,000, increasing her total to $59,130.

MS. BUCCHERO – After not making it to the races at two, the filly bred by Pamela Edel finished second in her March 11 debut at Tampa Bay Downs, and since has won three in a row. Her maiden-breaker came at Tampa by four lengths, followed by a 3 1/4-length score at Parx with Carol Cedeno aboard, and yesterday’s six-furlong beauty by 8 1/4 lengths with Cedeno again. She went wire-to-wire with six furlongs in 1:12.48, paid $6.20 and collected a check for $23,400, raising her four-race total to $75,760. Her Equibase ‘E’ speed figure was her best of the four races, a 99.

Several hours after the Delaware heroics, Bucchero was the recipient of another winner – Atlantic Vaquero – in the second race at Charles Town. Along with a winner in Puerto Rico – Jazhara – it gave the stallion 17 winners for the year.

Atlantic Vaquero is another who didn’t race at two, breaking his maiden in his third start at three. With Victor Rodriguez in the irons, the gelding bred by Blue River Bloodstock was off fourth in a race at 4 1/2 furlongs, rushed up to take the lead on the backstretch and quickly opened up by seven lengths. He was geared down nearing the wire and in a clocking of :53.15, the final margin was 4 3/4 lengths.

Atlantic Vaquero earned a check of $11,019 and paid $4.60. Jazhara, a 3-year-old filly, won in her first try at Camarero after three efforts at Tampa Bay Downs produced one third-place finish. She romped by 11 3/4 lengths going six furlongs.