by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs

Dover, DE — Tim Tetrick broke the longest existing record at Dover Downs on Sunday (Feb. 27) by winning nine of the 12 races in which he drove on a 15-race program. The previous record of eight wins on one card was set in 1998 and then equaled in 1999 by then leading driver Luc Ouellette.

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Tim Tetrick won nine races on Sunday at Dover Downs.

Tetrick, who holds the all-time one-season record of 1,189 wins in 2007, was the Dover Downs leader that year with 416 winning drives.

The 29-year-old Tetrick began his memorable night by driving Enee Weene And Me to a 1:53.2 victory in the second race. Lenny K followed in the fifth with a 1:53.1 score. Hope Lane Hanover notched a 1:54.2 victory in the seventh with Ty’s A Big Star winning in 1:53.2 in the eighth.

Starting with race 11, Tetrick dominated the rest of the Dover Downs card, scoring with Trouble Hanover (1:54.2), then Ivana B Me Hanover (1:55.1) in the 12th, Intrepid Hall (1:56.4) in the 13th, Shakearosa (1:53.2) in the 14th race and to conclude the evening, Beau Shiraz N (1:54.3) in race 15.

Cory Callahan, the current track dash win leader, won three of the other races including Crazy Dream, a 10-1 winner of the $17,000 featured pace, with Tetrick finishing second, beaten a head, in 1:53.1.