Duly Resolved controls throughout to score

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 28.3 quarter. The field remained in single file. Speed Away  raced from the pocket.  All Wrapped up remained along the pylons in third. Navy Blue was parked from 5th but was unable to make up any ground on the leader. Dully Resolved was in cruise control and an uncontested lead passing the three quarters in 1:24.2 a 28.2 quarter.

Duly Resolved, the 9/5 betting favorite, won by three quarters of a length and trotted the mile in 1:53.3. He earned his tenth victory in thirty starts for the season and paid $5.60 for the win.

Duly Resolved ( Resolve) is owned by Pollack Racing LLC of Venetia, PA.  Jeff Cullipher trained and Montrell Teague drove.  Speed Away sat in the pocket to finish 2nd and All Wrapped Up was third.

DULY RESOLVED REPLAY

The feature race on tomorrow’s race card is the 12th race $21,000 Fillies and Mares Select Pace.  Race favorite, Huntress ships in from Rosecroft were she established a lifetime mark winning in 1:50.2 in her last start

Russell Foster won four races on the betting card.

On Thursday night there are three divisions of the Matron Stakes scheduled for two year olds and carry  purses in excess of $100,000 each.  

There is a Pick 5 carryover worth $970 to tomorrow’s races.

Bally’s Dover races Monday thru Thursday with a post time of 4:30 pm.

For complete race results, click here: .US Trotting results

by Alex Kraszewski, for Bally’s Dover