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HARRINGTON, DE – Clark Stables and Tina Clark’s That Ole Bar Stool (Bar Hopping, $3, Art Stafford Jr.) was a 1:55.2 harness racing winner in the featured $22,500 Open Trot Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. The 5-year-old gelding notched his 2nd win of the year in wire-to-wire fashion over Northern Express and Speed Away. Trained by Bobby […]
Penzance Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) raced as if he was angry in route to his third consecutive win in the $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Feb. 29) night. It was a battle royale early as three horses vied for the lead approaching the quarter pole. Mack parked out both Belmonte Royale N […]
Longshot Southwind Icenfire (Betting Line) scorched the harness racing field against the Mares Winners Over/Select Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night. Jody, Southwind Icenfire and Majorca N left for early race positions. Majorca N left but retreated to fourth at the start of the race. Jody held a brief lead reaching the opening quarter […]
Penzance Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) fought hard late and won the $20,000 Winner’s Over/ Select Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Jan. 18) night. Dreaming of Lou sprinted quickly out of the gate and forced Sweet Angel Boy to retreat to the pocket, approaching the quarter pole. The 1/2 betting favorite, Penzance Hanover, was parked from […]
Dover, DE – Incaseyoudidntknow (Always B Miki) grinded it out first over and won the $26,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night. The harness racing victory was her fourth consecutive win. Sparks were flying early as Tae, My Little Captain and Southwind Icenfire all raced for early race position […]
DOVER, Del. — Art Stafford Jr. swept both $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) events for 3-year-old harness racing trotting fillies on Monday (Nov. 27) at Bally’s Dover, driving his trainees She Is Strong (Anders Bluestone-Nidaros) and Last Nights Hit (Iron Mine Bucky-Overnight) to victory in their respective divisions. In the first division, a […]
HARRINGTON, DE – Kdk Standardbreds’ Heinkinbythebay held off a late charge from Bodega Bay (Southwind Lynx) and driver Art Stafford Jr. were a 1:52 winner in the harness racing featured $20,000 Open Monday (May 8) at Harrington Raceway. The 4-year-old gelding was a wire-to-wire victor from post 7, the same post he prevailed from last […]
HARRINGTON, DE – Kdk Standardbreds’ Heinikin Bythebay (Southwind Lynx) and harness racing driver Art Stafford Jr. were 1:53.1 winners in the featured $20,000 Open Monday at Harrington Raceway, while trainer Crissy Crissman-Bier had 4 wins on the evening. Heinikinbythebay, a 4-year-old gelding, controlled the tempo most of the race in a confident triumph over Outclassed […]
JL Cruze (Crazed) and harness racing driver Art Stafford, Jr. won the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (March 21) with an upset score at odds of 11-1. Just when you thought JL Cruze’s career was over, due to lackluster performances lately, the old man rose to the occasion with a […]
Penzance Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) and harness racing driver Art Stafford, Jr. won their third consecutive start in the $27,500 Blue Hen/ Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Feb. 23). Foggy weather conditions lingered as six open pacers lined up for the start of the race. Rose Run Uriah grabbed an early lead and Baba […]
Penzance Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) cruised to his second consecutive harness racing victory in the $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night (Feb. 16). Baba O’Riley left quickest off the gate and forced tucks by Grand Cayman and Penzance Hanover. Backstreet Shadow was forced to take back to last. Baba O’Riley led the […]
Penzance Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) splashed through heavy rains and a sloppy harness racing track to win the $27,500 Blue Hen Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night (Jan. 19). Grand Cayman left alertly from post 7 at the start of the race. Penzance Hanover left, then settled in the pocket, racing to the quarter. Grand […]
On a foggy, rainy night, Penzance Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) and harness racing driver Art Stafford, Jr. stormed home and won the $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace in an upset at odds of 8-1 at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night, January 5. Backstreet Shadow, the three to five betting favorite, launched quickest off the starting gate. Last […]
JL Cruze (Crazed) is a career harness racing winner of more than $1.7 million and has won a race every year for ten years running now. Add 2023 to that list as JL Cruze won, at a price, in the $18,000 feature trot at Bally’s Dover Downs Tuesday, January 3, 2023. The 12th race Winners-Over […]
DOVER, Del. — Neither rain nor gloom of night could deter KDK Standardbreds’ homebred Heinikin Bythebay (Southwind Lynx-Sally Pansen) from capturing his third Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund title, finishing a sweep of the December series at Bally’s Dover for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings with a 1:53.2 win in Thursday’s (Dec. 15) $100,000 championship. Ds […]
DOVER, Del. — Navy Blue (Anders Bluestone-Overnight Hit) completed a sweep of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 3-year-old male harness racing trotters at Bally’s Dover with a lifetime best 1:56.2 in Tuesday’s (Dec. 13) $100,000 championship event — but he was forced to employ new tactics to get the job done. With fellow […]
DOVER, Del. — Art Stafford Jr. and Wyatt Starkey’s Navy Blue (Anders Bluestone-Overnight Hit) lived up to his 1-20 favoritism for the second consecutive week in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old male harness racing trotters at Bally’s Dover, posting a comfortable 1:58.4 win in his $20,000 second-round division on a rainy […]
DOVER, Del. — Navy Blue (Anders Bluestone-Overnight Hit) continued his tear through the First State on Tuesday (Nov. 29), recording a 1:56.3 win — his eighth victory from nine starts this season — in his $20,000 first-round preliminary harness racing division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings […]
DOVER, Del. — Misty Coast (Powerful Mist-Cruisinthecoast) continues to prove herself as Delaware’s top rookie pacing filly, cruising to a 1:56.1 win in her $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund preliminary harness racing event on Wednesday (Nov. 9) at Bally’s Dover. Following wins in the $100,000 final of the DSBF Harrington series on Oct. 11 […]
HARRINGTON, DE – Stephen Messick’s Misty Coast (Powerful Mist, $2.10, Art Stafford Jr.) was a 1:55.3 winner in the $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) 2-year-old pacing filly harness racing final at Harrington Raceway Tuesday (Oct. 11). The filly controlled the pace throughout and was a comfortable 1-length winner over Direct Mist and Ezycure. Trained […]
HARRINGTON, DE – An 11th race accident unseated four harness racing drivers Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. Royal Tang (JK Endofanera) and driver Russell Foster, who led most of the way prior to the mishap, fell on the backstretch near the three-quarters and impeded the progress of trailing horses, Victory Move (Cody Poliseno), Outclassed (Corey Callahan) […]
Swan In Motion made it four harness racing wins in a row in capturing the $32,500 Open/ Preferred Trot at Dover Downs on Tuesday night. Northern Express and Swan In Motion provided the early speed and rumbled to the quarter. Swan In Motion and driver Art Stafford Jr seized control of the race track passing […]
Penzance Hanover made it two in a row and won the $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Dover Downs on Thursday night. Rose Run Uriah and Penzance Hanover both left eagerly from the gate. .Penzance Hanover yielded the lead to Rose Run Uriah past the quarter. Rose Run Uriah then cut fractions of :26.2, :53.4 […]
Penzance Hanover won the $32,500 Open/ Preferred Pace at Dover Downs on Thursday night. Penzance Hanover and Movin’ On Up played tag trading leads going to the quarter. Driver Art Stafford Jr and Penzance Hanover reclaimed the lead for good past the 3/8ths marker. Penzance Hanover set race fractions of :26.2, :54.4 (:28.2) and 1:22.3 […]
