Category: Delaware

Tom Creel named Delaware Park racing secretary

by Press Release | Jan 18, 2019 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware | 0 |

Parx assistant racing secretary Tom Creel will take over as racing secretary at Delaware Park.

Delaware Park to race 85 days in 2019

by Press Release | Jan 16, 2019 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware | 0 |

Delaware Park will have a slightly longer meet in 2019 than it has in recent years.

Stories that mattered in ’18: The rise of sports betting

by Doug McCoy | Jan 7, 2019 | Breaking, DE Business, Delaware, Features, New Jersey, NJ Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Regionwide, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Legalized in mid-year, sports betting was by the end of 2018 having significant impacts on the gambling landscape throughout the Mid-Atlantic.

How is sports betting going at Delaware Park?

by Doug McCoy | Nov 20, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware, Top Stories | 2 |

While early returns on from horsemen and racetrack execs at Delaware Park are positive, sports wagering’s long-term impacts on racing itself are unclear and some horseplayers are fretful.

For Jaywalk, Glorious Empire, Breeders’ Cup bids began with Delaware wins

by Doug McCoy | Oct 31, 2018 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

A pair of runners in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup – Jaywalk and Glorious Empire – jumpstarted their seasons with summer wins at Delaware Park.

Delaware Park: 7 moments that mattered

by Doug McCoy | Oct 23, 2018 | Breaking, DE Breeding, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

With the Delaware Park meet in the books, our correspondent looks back and finds the moments that mattered most.

Handle jumps at Delaware Park

by Press Release | Oct 23, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware | 0 |

Despite despite declines in turf racing and field size – both due in large part to a rainy season – Delaware Park saw wagering handle increase 17 percent in the just-completed 2018 season.

Delaware Park 2018 horses to watch: October 20

by Frank Vespe | Oct 20, 2018 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Racing | 0 |

In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…

Delaware: End of meet showcase to provide homes for retiring runners

by Press Release | Oct 18, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware | 0 |

Delaware Park’s annual End of Meet Showcase is designed to find new homes and careers for retiring Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and ponies and will take place October 21.