DELAWARE STANDARDBRED OWNERS ASSOCIATION

 Dover,  DE — The Delaware Standardbred Owners Association Board of Directors is  happy to announce that John Hensley has been hired to take over the  position of Executive Director. Hensley will succeed the current  Executive Director Sal DiMario who will be leaving the position in  November.
Hensley has over 25 years of experience in horse racing  administration and more than 15 years involvement with direct oversight  of sports wagering.
“I am honored to follow Sal in this role,” said  Hensley. “And look forward to continuing to provide the exceptional  level of service the Board, the membership, and the horsemen and women  of Delaware are accustomed to under his direction.”
Hensley has been a  part of the Standardbred sport his entire life. His family raced horses  in Delaware and Maryland in the 1970s and 1980s. Presently, Hensley  is the Director of Race and Sports at Bally’s Dover, where he has been  for over 20 years and actually oversaw the first legal sports wager made  outside of Nevada upon the repeal of PASPA in 2018. He was also the  Director of Racing at Harrington Raceway from 1997-2000.
Hensley is a  graduate of Wesley College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and  Wilmington College with a Masters of Business Administration. He has  served as a Track Director for District 11 on the USTA Board from  2017-2023 and is a Director on the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund  Board representing Bally’s Dover.