Category: DE Business

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.

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: 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.

Delaware Park: 2000th win for O’Connell

by Press Release | Sep 12, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, DE Racing, Delaware | 0 |

Trainer Kathleen O’Connell earned her 2,000th career win one day after Delaware jocks visited a nearby children’s hospital.

Doro: Move to Oaklawn “opportunity of a lifetime”

by Doug McCoy | Sep 9, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware, Top Stories | 0 |

With racing secretary Jed Doro leaving his position, Delaware Park expects to make do through the end of this season October 20 before hiring a new racing secretary for 2019.

Delaware racing secretary Jed Doro to take role at Oaklawn Park

by The Biz | Sep 7, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware | 0 |

Delaware Park racing secretary Jed Doro will fill that same role at Oaklawn Park effective September 24.

Delaware Park to have athletic trainer on-site

by Press Release | Aug 31, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware | 0 |

The addition of an athletic trainer at Delaware Park will enhance the safety and welfare of jockeys during the meet.

Cynthia Smith, Delaware’s second female steward, thriving in new role

by Doug McCoy | Aug 11, 2018 | Breaking, DE Business, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

One of the new faces around Delaware Park this year is that of Cynthia Smith, the state’s second-ever female steward.

Delaware: Controversy brews in wake of decision on assistant starter

by Frank Vespe | Jun 26, 2018 | Breaking, Business, DE Business, Delaware, Top Stories | 0 |

The Delaware Racing Commission decision not to impose further penalties on an assistant starter has angered some, including PETA — but cheered others, including some riders.

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