Dover Downs 

Dover Downs Racing

Address: 1131 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901, United States

Located in Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs Racetrack has hosted harness racing events since 1969. It features premier live harness racing from late-October through mid-April.

Dover Downs has held major races, including the Dover Downs Progress Pace introduced in 1996. Other stakes events regularly held at Dover Downs include the Matron Series, the Classic Series and the Delaware Standard bred Breeders Fund.

Dover Downs Racetrack Information:

Live Racing: November to April
Racing Calendar: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday
Course type: Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Notable Races: Dover Downs Progress Pace, Matron Series
Main track: 5/8 mile, bowl-shaped
Distance from last turn to finish line:  500 feet

Dover Downs Stakes Schedule

Progress Pace (Race & Purse)

3-Year-Old Pace Elim $35,000
3-Year-Old Pace Final $300,000
3-Year-Old Pace Consolation $25,000

Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) (Race & Purse)

2-Year-Old Filly Trot Elim 1 $20,000
2-Year-Old Colt Trot Elim 1 $20,000
2-Year-Old Filly Pace Elim 1 $20,000
2-Year-Old Colt Pace Elim 1 $20,000
2-Year-Old Filly Trot Elim 2 $20,000
2-Year-Old Filly Pace Elim 2 $20,000
2-Year-Old Colt Pace Elim 2 $20,000
2-Year-Old Filly Trot Final $100,000
2-Year-Old Colt Trot Final $100,000
2-Year-Old Filly Pace Final $100,000
2-Year-Old Colt Pace Final $100,000