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Paid Up Subscriber
14
Jul
  • Al Stall Jr.
  • Delaware Handicap
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Paid Up Subscriber

Patiently handled Paid Up Subscriber ready to jump up in Del ‘Cap

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

Trainer Al Stall’s trademark is the patience with which he handled Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Blame, and which has served him well with Paid Up Subscriber.

09
Jul
  • Bill Mott
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Jack Houghton
  • Robert G. Dick Memorial
  • Suffused

Suffused scratched from G3 Dick by Lasix error

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Suffused, the 5-2 second choice in the Grade 3 Dick Memorial at Delaware Park, was scratched because state vets failed to administer Lasix in a timely manner.

Eighth Wonder Parx
09
Jul
  • Dee Curry
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Oaks
  • Eighth Wonder

Eighth Wonder looks to overcome nerves in Delaware Oaks

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Speedy, nervous — and undefeated — all describe Eighth Wonder, who’ll try to use the first to maintain the third in today’s G3 Delaware Oaks.

Rick Wilson
05
Jul
  • Maryland horse racing
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Rick Wilson
  • Xtra Heat

Rick Wilson’s competitive fire

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 13
  • 7 min read

Twelve years after suffering a horrific, career-ending injury, jockey Rick Wilson still misses riding, and the “chance to compete on a daily basis.”

25
Jun
  • Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Don Churchill
  • Legal Punch

Legal Punch strikes a blow – and pays the bills

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Four-year-old Legal Punch is giving modest owners Don and Lucy Churchill something to crow about — and paying the bills, too.

Brian Pedroza
18
Jun
  • Brian Pedroza
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Mark Mace

For jockey Brian Pedroza, a change for the better

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 3
  • 6 min read

Jockey Brian Pedroza switched agents and moved his tack to Delaware Park early this year — and he’s now the colony’s leading rider.

Ashley Castrenze
10
Jun
  • Ashley Castrenze
  • David Nunn
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Mark Reid

Ashley Castrenze and the process of becoming a solid pro

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 1
  • 5 min read

Apprentice jock Ashley Castenze has had a whirlwind start to her career: 11 wins in 28 starts and her first suspension. All part of becoming a solid pro.

04
Jun
  • Dancing Tinkerbell
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Tom Clark

For trainer Tom Clark, a life lived around horses

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 1
  • 5 min read

Trainer Tom Clark was born into equine pursuits, and even after a decade away, the call of the sport was too strong to ignore.

28
May
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park

Delaware handicapping note: Watch the speed bias

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 1
  • 2 min read

Players handicapping Delaware Park’s card, take note: the first three days of the meet have shown a pronounced bias.

Kevin Gomez
27
May
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Kevin Gomez

For bug Kevin Gomez, desire begets improvement

  • Doug McCoy / 9 years
  • 3
  • 5 min read

Apprentice Kevin Gomez works hard and wants to get better. That’s a combination serving him well right now.

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