“(Dexter) was sort of speechless,” trainer Noel Daley said after the race. “Jack (Darling) said the same thing, that (Bulldog Hanover) was pretty special; it’s just so easy. (Dexter) said it took a half-mile to pull him up tonight, too.”
Noel Daley oversees the Jack Darling-developed pupil, whom Darling co-owns through his Jack Darling Stables Ltd. with Brad Grant, during his residency in New Jersey. In taking his 19th win from 27 starts, not only did he elevate his account to $919,520, but he also became just the third horse in harness racing history to post a 1:46 mile. Always B Miki became the first at The Red Mile in 2016 and Lather Up the second at The Meadowlands in 2019.
“We take no credit — we got him 48 hours before his first start,” Daley said. “We’re just checking him over, that’s it; we’ve done nothing with him. He hardly trains, but they don’t need to when they go that quick.”
