Disturbed Hanover braved a first-over journey and scored a 30-1 upset in the $25,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (Dec. 18).
Author: by Alex Kraszewski, for Bally's Dover
Jett Propelled soars to DSBF series sweep
On the strength of open-length wins in both preliminary rounds of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Bally’s Dover, Jett Propelled soared to a lifetime-best 1:53.3 win in the $110,000 series championship on Wednesday (Dec. 18).
‘Mrmayor’ holds court in Dover trot; Tetrick wins eight
Mrmayor Hanover utilized give-and-go tactics to capture Tuesday night’s (Dec. 17) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover.
Workslikeacharm dominates in DSBF championship
Brett MacDonald’s Workslikeacharm braved a first-over journey en route to a lifetime-best 1:56.3 win in Tuesday’s (Dec. 17) $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series championship for 3-year-old male trotters at Bally’s Dover.
Douglas Bartley, 80, dies
Douglas Lee Bartley, 80, of Richmond, Ky., died Dec. 16, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
My Sweet Revenge avenges at Cumberland
Maine-bred sophomore pacing filly My Sweet Revenge helped hot driver Drew Campbell grab four victories during the kickoff to Cumberland Raceway’s penultimate weekend on Friday (Dec. 13), defeating older mares in the process.
Illinois series for male pacers up for grabs
A trio of Illinois series champions will be crowned Saturday night (Dec. 14) at Hawthorne Race Course.And while there are a pair of clear-cut favorites in two of the series finals, a third looks to be wide open.
Rarities and coincidences in Friday MADC paces
The Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club was back in action Friday (Dec. 13) with two pacing events resulting in some rarities occurring. For the first time in a long time, both post time favorites won, but what made it even more rare was that they both paid the same exact amount ($5.40) for a $2 win bet.
Well-handled Madrid A takes Big M feature
Sometimes, everything falls into place marvelously with some keen driving, and that’s exactly how things went for Madrid A in Friday night’s (Dec. 13) featured conditioned pace for fillies and mares at the Meadowlands.
$34k pentafecta carryover Thursday at Dover
There will be a $34,963 pentafecta carryover on Thursday (Dec. 12) at Bally’s Dover.