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Live harness racing for the Bally’s Dover 2025-2026 season concluded on Thursday, April 2 with a 16-race program. This evening also honored our leading driver, trainer and the Delaware Valley Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association Horse of the Meet. Tim Tetrick won the leading driving title with 157 wins followed by Anthony […]
Slugger On Deck (He’s Watching) won impressively winning the $51,300 Bally’s Dover Late Closing Series Final on Thursday night. The early inside speed was produced by Romain Raider and Jim King Jr. ‘s entry mate Arette pacing into the 1st turn. The 3/5 betting favorite Slugger On Deck and harness racing driver Allan Davis floated […]
Racin Hungry (Stay Hungry), generally a closer, changed strategy by racing on the front end and won the $25,000 Mares Open Handicap pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night. Ballast and driver Art Stafford Jr (post 4) and Racin Hungry (post 6) were quickest leaving the gate racing into the first turn. Ballast retreated to […]
Fruit Snacker (Dover Dan) made amends after going off stride last week. He held on gamely to win the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night. It was a scramble for race position early as A Blue Million (post 5) left as well as Last Glow ( post 4) and Fruit Snacker […]
Fruit Snacker (Dover Dan) responded with a dominant wire to wire harness racing victory in the Select Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night. Deadline Hall was the quickest off the wings of the starting gate into the first turn. Fruit Snacker, the 3/2 betting favorite, floated on the outside from third, then rushed […]
Jett Propelled took full advantage of the drop down in class and defeated high level conditioned female pacers at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night. Jett Propelled left aggressively on the lead racing into the 1st turn. LuLu Rocks also left and protected pylon position in second. Always B Merry, who won three consecutive races, floated […]
Benjamin Hanover made amends after making a break in his previous harness racing start with a dominant victory in the Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night. Four horses battled for early race positioning trotting into the first turn. Every Day Dan protected the pylon position by parking out Speed Away, Benjamin Hanover […]
Downers Delight (Bettor’s Delight) made every pole a winning one and captured the Open Handicap pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night. Downers Delight was the quickest leaving off wings of the starting gate and showed he meant business. Wehadababyetzaboy and Primo Maschio also left but retreated finding seats in second and third respectively pacing […]
DOVER, Del. — Due to the continued effects of Winter Storm Fern, Bally’s Dover has canceled its Tuesday (Jan. 27) harness racing program. Additionally, the qualifying session originally scheduled for Wednesday (Jan. 28 has been moved to Thursday (Jan. 29) at 10 a.m. Entries will be accepted until Wednesday at 11 a.m. The race office […]
Muskateer Hanover found room along the pylons and won consecutive races in the Blue Hen Open pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night. The 3/5 betting favorite, Itsrockandroll A blasted off the wings of the harness racing starting gate to grab an early lead. Tom Horn, who had won ten consecutive races, rushed up on […]
Speed Away was able to hold off a fast closing Last Glow and won the Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night. Speed ball Last Glow, the even odds betting favorite, left alertly at the start of the race. Indy Be Quick settled into the pocket and Speed Away bided his time in […]
DOVER, Del. — Trainer Vince Copeland took two of the three $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) preliminary events for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Dec. 3) at Bally’s Dover as both Git Goin and Bobby’s Grace defeated odds-on favorites in their respective harness racing splits. Git Goin, whom Copeland also owns and drove, […]
Navy Blue (Anders Bluestone) surged late to win the Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night. Last Glow boasted his usual quick early speed and breezed past the opening quarter in a brisk 28.1 over a moist surface. Indy Be Quick secured pocket position. Driver Jack Parker Jr was able to take […]
DOVER, Del. — Following his sweep of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 2-year-old male trotters at Harrington Raceway in October, Thiskissformaryell capped another series sweep on Tuesday (Nov. 25) with a career best-equaling 1:58.4 harness racing win in the $110,000 championship of his DSBF series at Bally’s Dover. Thiskissformaryell and driver Jim Morand […]
DOVER, Del. — Matron Stakes winner Dandy Ideal (American Ideal) and Meadowlands Pace winner Madden Oaks (Huntsville) punched their tickets to next week’s Grade 2 Progress Pace, for 3-year-olds, with victories in their respective $35,000 eliminations on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Bally’s Dover. In the first elimination, Dandy Ideal and driver Jason Bartlett held their […]
Muskateer Hanover wired the field and won the Blue Hen Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night. Betting favorite, Muskateer Hanover fired the first shot and sprinted to an early lead reaching the opening quarter in a blistering 25.3. He roared to the half in 53.4, a 28.1 quarter Master Rigger raced 1st […]
Thirty-two of the nation’s top Three Year Olds land at Bally’s Dover on Thursday November 13. There are four divisions competing in races 6,8,10 and 12 of our fifteen race betting card. $132,350 Matron Stake Grade 2 for Three Year Old Fillies on the trot takes place in the 6th race. Conversano, was a winner […]
DOVER, Del. — Jo Ann Looney-King’s homebred Slugger On Deck (He’s Watching) parlayed a pocket trip into a 1:53.1 win in his $20,000 first-round harness racing division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 2-year-old male pacers on Thursday (Nov. 6) at Bally’s Dover. Watch Em Win and Roman Raider captured the other splits. […]
Duly Resolved (Resolve) was duly impressive winning the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night. Driver Montrell Teague launched Duly Resolved off the wings of the harness racing starting gate from post 6 and set all the race fractions. The opening quarter was reached in 27.2. The half in 56 flat, a […]
Dover, DE — Three harness racing divisions of the Matron Stakes for two-year-olds are set to headline a packed Thursday night (Nov. 6) program at Bally’s Dover, showcasing some of North America’s brightest young pacing and trotting prospects. The first of the feature events, the $104,900 Matron Stake for Two-Year-Old Filly Pacers (Grade 2), goes […]
DOVER, Del. – Oct. 6, 2025– The thunder of hooves will soon return as Bally’s Dover Casino Resort launches its 56th season of live harness racing at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3. The season will feature 83 race days through Thursday, April 2, 2026, with action unfolding Monday through Thursday each week. Long recognized […]
Driver Tim Tetrick and Trainer Crissy Crissman-Bier achieved leading driver and trainer awards during the 2024-2025 live harness racing season at Bally’s Dover. Driver Tim Tetrick started 621 times and earned 188 driving victories, 109 second place finishes and third 82 times. His UDRS rating or batting average was .444 and winning percentage over 30%. […]
Primo Maschio (Badlands Hanover) won coast to coast in the $51,500 Bally’s Dover Late Closer Final for Three Year Old harness racing Colt and Gelding Pacers at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night. Lew Not Lou and Primo Maschio squared off at the start of the race. Primo Maschio finally cleared the lead after being parked […]
The United States Harness Writers Association announced that Itsrockandroll A (A Rocknroll Dance) has been named the Horse Of The Meet at Bally’s Dover for the 2024-2025 live harness racing season. 10 year old Itsrockandroll A (A Rocknroll Dance-MissWorthyWhitby-Bettor’s Delight) is family owned. Bette and Bret Britingham ( mother and son) of Felton and Camden, Delaware […]
