Year: 2023

Dover, DE — Two-time Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series champion Misty Coast began her quest for a First State hat trick with a commanding 1:53.1 win in her $20,000 first-round preliminary event for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Nov. 29) at Bally’s Dover.

Tom Cunningham, best known for his knowledge of the sport and lively attire, has been a fixture at the Standardbred auctions for over 50 years. In fact, his position within the industry has put him on the front lines of the very foundation of the breed.

Fifty Ways took advantage of a cover trip and scored a 26-1 upset in Tuesday’s (Nov. 28) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover.

It took a camera to separate the top three finishers in the $25,000 distaff pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 28), but the picture clearly showed that La Bella Vita N got the job done for the second week in a row.

Kodack Black lived up to his prohibitive 1-20 favoritism in the second of two $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) first-round preliminary events for 3-year-old male trotters on Tuesday (Nov. 28) at Bally’s Dover by way of a commanding 1:58.3 score while Paleface rode the pocket to a 2:01.2 score in the other division.

Ed Martin, the president of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) has again called on the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) to adhere to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requiring open meetings, public record access and transparency in operations.

Three-year-old male pacer Confederate closed out the 2023 Grand Circuit season as the No. 1-ranked horse in the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday. The colt, who took on older rivals in Saturday’s FanDuel Open Pace Championship and finished eighth, led the rankings for the last 15 weeks of voting.