Crissy Crissman-Bier...

[Papillon]

not sure if I recall this correct....didn't one of the Biers have a nice horse named Bandolito about 10-15 years ago?

.... might have won like 8-10 in a row mostly at Dover running through his conditions

believe  it was Sean

[Lockedin with Pace]

It was actually Daryl and it was in 2015, alot of his wins were at Harrington.

[Papillon]

It was actually Daryl and it was in 2015, alot of his wins were at Harrington.

great, thanks

my memory isn't completely shot yet--i had bet him several times consecutively but the prices were short

just found this....

Bandolito was a highly accomplished Standardbred pacer in the mid-2010s, best known as a fast, high-class competitor primarily on the Delaware circuit. He was a brown gelding sired by Ponder out of Sodys Home Brew.
Key Facts and Highlights
Trainer/Driver: Daryl Bier trained and frequently drove Bandolito.
Fastest of 2015: In March 2015, Bandolito recorded a 1:48.1 mile at Dover Downs, which was the fastest time in North America at that point in the season.
Record Match: On April 3, 2014, he equaled the all-track record at Dover Downs with a 1:48 victory.
Career Performance: He was known for his incredible speed, with Bier once noting he had "gears I've never seen". Throughout his career, he frequently won in the Open Pace and Delaware Special classes.
End of Career: Following a difficult trip in the Molson Pace on May 30, 2015, Bandolito sustained a spiral fracture in a training incident and was put down.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Don't know if you're aware or not but Darryl died of a heart attack in 2024 at age 57.

Correct. Daryl died two years ago. Daryl was a real character growing up. LOL. He wasn't the hardest working guy when he was working for his dad at the Meadowlands. Daryl had major accident about 10 years before he died and broke his pelvis, several ribs, and his back. He struggled for for a long time and was virtually forced to retire around 2017 or so after unsuccessful major back surgery. A couple of years later, he went for another surgery which was successful, and he was able to return to work. His first job back was actually training for Tony Alagna. He hooked up with Randy Ross and Randy gave him two horses. He and Jenny had three kids.

[Kirby's Ace]

Didn't she wind up leaving him?

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Didn't she wind up leaving him?

I don't know. I heard a rumor they were separated at one time, but I never heard anything from either of them first-hand. I do know when he came back to race at the Meadowlands, she was with him. Not sure what that means about their relationship, LOL.

[Onthefront11]

Dirty people for years, finally caught up to them.  Many more to come stay tuned.

[Way to go]

How can this subject be dead already.....
Truth comes out tomorrow morning

[Kirby's Ace]

If it's a lengthy one who's going down as the Sacrificial lamb?(Beard)

Or will Chuckies stable just get bigger?

[titans1127]

CRISSMAN-BIER, CHRISTINE M DOVER, DE YOB 1976
Har on 9/22/2025 FINED: $4,500
FULL - 910 DAYS, 1/19/2026 THRU 7/16/2028
HORSE DISQUALIFIED, PURSE
REDISTRIBUTION
APPEALED - 1/22/2026
POSITIVE TEST- POST RACE
On January 19, 2026, the DHRC Board of Judges held a hearing with Christine Crissman-
Bier, Sean Bier and Attorney John Garey in the Judge’s office at Bally’s Dover Downs.
After informing the licensees of the split sample results and of the DHRC rule that pertains
to this violation the DHRC Board of Judges issued Christine Crissman-Bier and Sean Bier
who was found culpable because he is the main person that operates the stable,
communicates with drivers, employees, veterinarians, farriers and judges and both benefit
from the success of the stables the DHRC Judges issued the following penalties: Christine
Crissman-Bier DHRC license #3112 a thirty-month suspension starting January 19, 2026
through July 16, 2028. DHRC Rule 8.3.2.7 states any person whose license is reinstated
after a prior violation involving class 1 or 2 drugs and who commits a subsequent violation
within 5 years of the prior violation, shall absent extraordinary circumstances, be subject to
a minimum revocation of license for 5 years and a minimum fine in the amount of the purse
money of the race in which the infraction occurred, along with any other penalty just and
reasonable under the circumstances. On September 22, 2025, Christine Crissman-Bier
DHRC license #3112 and her spouse who worked as the trainer, Sean Bier DHRC license
#6107 raced the horse Levi Sonic in the 8th race at Harrington Raceway. Levi Sonic
finished 1st and was the subject of post-race testing by Chief State Veterinarian Dr. Claire
Wellman. The sample #E609758 was sent to Industrial Laboratory. 3 Hydroxy-Lidocaine
was confirmed 154.5 pg/ml at the threshold of 20 pg/ml with the measure of uncertainty of
the method 2.9 pg/ml. Upon notice of the findings by industrial Laboratory, Trainer
Christine Crissman-Bier and Sean Bier requested a split sample. The split sample was
sent to New York Drug Testing and Research Program at Christine Crissman-Bier and
Sean Bier’s request. On January 7, 2026, New York Drug Testing and Research sent a
report to DHRC Chief Investigator Lauren Saveikis 3-Hydroxy Lidocaine confirmed in the
blood at 123.7 +/- 1.4 pg/ml. The sample arrived at the New York Drug Testing and
Research Program on December 11, 2025. 3-Hydroxy Lidocaine is a class 2-B drug. The
purse of the 8th race on September 22, 2025 was $9,000. Christine Crissman-Bier license
# 3112 will be fined $4,500 and Sean Bier DHRC license #6107 will be fined $4,500. Sean
Bier will receive the 30-month suspension starting January 19, 2026 through July 16, 2028.
Per DHRC Rule 10.2.7.6 all fines are to be paid within 10 days of this ruling. All transfers
and sales of horses trained or owned by Christine Crissman-Bier and/or Sean Bier must be
approved by the DHRC board of Judges. DHRC Rules: 5.3.2, 5.3.2.4, 5.3.2.2, 8.3, 8.3.1.2,
8.3.2.7, 10.2.8.1, 10.2.7.6
Status as of 1/22/2026 - Appeal - Ms. Crissman-Bier filed the appeal in a timely
manner


BIER, SEAN DOVER, DE YOB 1975
Har on 9/22/2025 FINED: $4,500
FULL - 910 DAYS, 1/19/2026 THRU 7/16/2028
HORSE DISQUALIFIED, PURSE
REDISTRIBUTION
APPEALED - 1/22/2026
POSITIVE TEST- POST RACE
On January 19, 2026, the DHRC Board of Judges held a hearing with Christine Crissman-
Bier, Sean Bier and Attorney John Garey in the Judge’s office at Bally’s Dover Downs.
After informing the licensees of the split sample results and of the DHRC rule that pertains
to this violation the DHRC Board of Judges issued Christine Crissman-Bier and Sean Bier
who was found culpable because he is the main person that operates the stable,
communicates with drivers, employees, veterinarians, farriers and judges and both benefit
from the success of the stables the DHRC Judges issued the following penalties: Christine
Crissman-Bier DHRC license #3112 a thirty-month suspension starting January 19, 2026
through July 16, 2028. DHRC Rule 8.3.2.7 states any person whose license is reinstated
after a prior violation involving class 1 or 2 drugs and who commits a subsequent violation
within 5 years of the prior violation, shall absent extraordinary circumstances, be subject to
a minimum revocation of license for 5 years and a minimum fine in the amount of the purse
money of the race in which the infraction occurred, along with any other penalty just and
reasonable under the circumstances. On September 22, 2025, Christine Crissman-Bier
DHRC license #3112 and her spouse who worked as the trainer, Sean Bier DHRC license
#6107 raced the horse Levi Sonic in the 8th race at Harrington Raceway. Levi Sonic
finished 1st and was the subject of post-race testing by Chief State Veterinarian Dr. Claire
Wellman. The sample #E609758 was sent to Industrial Laboratory. 3 Hydroxy-Lidocaine
was confirmed 154.5 pg/ml at the threshold of 20 pg/ml with the measure of uncertainty of
the method 2.9 pg/ml. Upon notice of the findings by industrial Laboratory, Trainer
Christine Crissman-Bier and Sean Bier requested a split sample. The split sample was
sent to New York Drug Testing and Research Program at Christine Crissman-Bier and
Sean Bier’s request. On January 7, 2026, New York Drug Testing and Research sent a
report to DHRC Chief Investigator Lauren Saveikis 3-Hydroxy Lidocaine confirmed in the
blood at 123.7 +/- 1.4 pg/ml. The sample arrived at the New York Drug Testing and
Research Program on December 11, 2025. 3-Hydroxy Lidocaine is a class 2-B drug. The
purse of the 8th race on September 22, 2025 was $9,000. Christine Crissman-Bier license
# 3112 will be fined $4,500 and Sean Bier DHRC license #6107 will be fined $4,500. Sean
Bier will receive the 30-month suspension starting January 19, 2026 through July 16, 2028.
Per DHRC Rule 10.2.7.6 all fines are to be paid within 10 days of this ruling. All transfers
and sales of horses trained or owned by Christine Crissman-Bier and/or Sean Bier must be
approved by the DHRC board of Judges. DHRC Rules: 5.3.2, 5.3.2.4, 5.3.2.2, 8.3, 8.3.1.2,
8.3.2.7, 10.2.8.1, 10.2.7.6
Status as of 1/22/2026 - Appeal - Mr. Bier filed the appeal in a timely manner

[Kirby's Ace]

Looks like Howard Taylor is coming back to town!

He might need to rent a room. Save on gas doing all that driving back and forth!

 

[Way to go]

Howard Taylor cannot represent anyone in Delaware........d idn't pass BAR EXAM in Delaware.....

Please do your homework

[jupiter]

Couldn't happen to 2 nicer people. Hope they pay the fine and do ALL the time.

[Kirby's Ace]

Sorry
 Not a Howard Taylor research specialist.

Please forgive me I'm a non Taylor groupie.

[MCR]

Ouch! 2 1/2 year suspension??