Divine Deo scores off live cover

Divine Deo (Bettor’s Delight) found race room late and won the $18,000 Winners Over/Select for harness racing pacing fillies and mares at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night, December 28.

The 6/5 betting favorite, Factory Girl and Divine Deo left quickest off the gate.  Factory Girl settled, then retook the lead pacing towards the quarter mile. Divine Deo and driver Allan Davis accepted the pocket trip.  It became the winning strategy.

Factory Girl set fractions of :27.3 and :56.3 to the half mile mile.

Cruzinforavictory grinded 1st up past the half and challenged Factory Girl at the three quarters in 1:25.2. Divine Deo and Davis waited patiently from the pocket and rocketed home in deep stretch to win by a head in 1:54.3.  She paid $7.80 for the victory.

Factory Girl cut the mile and finished 2nd for Hall Of Fame trainer Joe Holloway.  Corey Callahan drove. Cruzinforavictory grinded 1st up to finish 3d for trainer Jeff Clark. Ross Wolfenden drove.

DIVINE DEO REPLAY

Divine Deo is owned by Mulligan Stables of Georgetown, Delaware and trained by Jason Johnson.

The win puts Divine Deo over $120,000 in seasonal earnings.

Tony Morgan won 4 races on the betting card.

Thursday’s 11th race, the Blue Hen/ Open Handicap Pace, features Incaseyoudidntknow.  She attempts to make it back-to-back victories against the boys.

Post Time at Bally’s Dover is 4:30 pm.

For complete race results, click here.

by Alex Kraszewski, for Bally’s Dover