Category: Delaware

Remembrance: John Wayne

by Frank Vespe | Feb 29, 2020 | Breaking, DE Business, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 1 |

Longtime Delaware Racing Commission executive director John Wayne passed away earlier this week; our memories of a man who made a mark.

Delaware, Monmouth conditions books available

by The Biz | Feb 15, 2020 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware, New Jersey, NJ Business | 0 |

The first condition books for Monmouth Park and Delaware Park — both of which open in May — are now available online.

In “shocker,” Del. Commission overturns Pecoraro penalty

by Frank Vespe | Feb 13, 2020 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware, Top Stories | 0 |

The Delaware Racing Commission has overturned its stewards’ decision to suspend trainer Anthony Pecoraro in a high-profile shockwaving case.

Delaware Park announces 2020 racing dates

by Press Release | Jan 23, 2020 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware | 0 |

Delaware Park has announced its 2020 live racing dates and will kick off its season May 27, with the Delaware Handicap set for July 11.

Delaware commission speeds up Pecoraro shockwave appeal

by Frank Vespe | Dec 9, 2019 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware, Top Stories | 0 |

Delaware’s racing commission will hear trainer Anthony Pecoraro’s appeal of a suspension for shockwaving a horse in January, rather than April.

Delaware: Stolen horses, unlicensed participants, and more from stewards

by Frank Vespe | Nov 27, 2019 | Breaking, Business, DE Racing, Delaware | 0 |

Though the Delaware Park is over, the stewards have continued their work, includigg slapping three trainers with suspensions from six months to five years.

Delaware Park: Looking to overcome “difficult obstacles”

by Doug McCoy | Nov 27, 2019 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware, Top Stories | 1 |

The 2019 season presented Delaware Park with numerous challenges that saw handle decline 7 percent. Here’s what the track’s doing to bounce back.

Scott Lake – long a subject of controversy – happy flying under radar

by Doug McCoy | Oct 8, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

Trainer Scott Lake – whose career has been marked by bankruptcy,medication positives, and 6,000+ wins – is happier these days a bit out of the limelight.