by Marv Bachrad, Publicity Director, Dover Downs

Dover, DE — Tim Tetrick drove five winners while Very Dark won the featured trot and Ballinrobe the top pace on Monday (March 26) at Dover Downs.

Tetrick started his five-win day by taking both ends of the daily double. Driver Tony Morgan and trainers Josh Green and Brian Malone had two wins each.

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Very Dark won the $12,000 conditioned trot in 1:57.

Ross Wolfenden was in the bike to steer Frank Chick’s Very Dark to his second win in a row to win the $12,000 conditioned trot in 1:57. Muscle Ville (Tony Morgan) came on to finish second with Broadway Joe (Rick Murphy) the show horse. Ceba Horsey conditioned Very Dark, a Glidemaster-Leila 4-year-old mare, to her third win of the year.

The outside post was no concern to Vic Kirby with Ballinrobe. They left fast and chalked up the 8-year-old gelding’s fourth win of 2018 for new owner Don Fowler who claimed the Bettor’s Delight-Lisbellaw gelding last week. The 1:51.4 victory came in a $15,000-$17,500 claiming pace. Willard Reynolds now trains the winner who has three wins in his last four starts with a second.

Ballinrobe won for the 22nd time in his career and now boasts earnings of $262,956 lifetime. Lew’s Maverick (Morgan), also claimed last week, was second. Cashendash Hanover (Tetrick), the race favorite, was third.

Theresademoninme, Gural Hanover and Celebrity Pegasus head the Tuesday $30,000 Open Trot handicap feature.

This is the last week of Dover Downs’ 2017-2018 season with racing through this Thursday. Four $100,000 sophomore DSBF finals and a $35,000 Preferred Pace head the final day’s card.