Category: Features

Owner-breeder-trainer John McKee looking forward to returning to action

by Ted Black | Jul 15, 2019 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Charles Town Races fixture John McKee is eagerly anticipating returning to the races following surgery.

Delaware Handicap day in pictures

by Allison Janezic | Jul 13, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

Our photographer had her eyes — and camera — on the action throughout Delaware Handicap day. Here’s what she saw.

Firm ground could give Dynatail leg up in Just a Kiss

by Doug McCoy | Jul 12, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

Hoping for firm ground, the speedy Dynatail could seize control of her MATCH Series division with a win in Saturday’s Just a Kiss at Delaware Park.

For Blue Prize, added ground could be key

by Doug McCoy | Jul 12, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

Trainer Ignacio Correas thinks the 10-furlongs of Saturday’s Delaware Handicap could work to the advantage of his star, Blue Prize.

Jock Raul Mena enjoying breakthrough year — at last

by Doug McCoy | Jul 2, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

Eight years after suffering a near-fatal accident, and after more years of scrambling, jockey Raul Mena is having a breakthrough 2019.

Mean Bean delivers for postman-trainer Harrison

by Ted Black | Jun 27, 2019 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Charles Town stalwart Mean Bean is the top runner for trainer Glenn Harrison, who is a mailman by day.

Trainer Jack Kousin back at it – 30 years after leaving

by Vinnie Perrone | Jun 25, 2019 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories | 0 |

Accountant Jack Kousin has returned to training horses — more than three decades after leaving the business following a successful run.

For Delacour, patience paying off in a big way at Delaware Park

by Doug McCoy | Jun 24, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

Patient trainer Arnaud Delacour has dominated Delaware Park’s stakes action this year with wins in preps for three of the track’s biggest races.

Healthy and confident, jock Alex Cintron riding hot streak

by Doug McCoy | Jun 20, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 0 |

Healthy, confident, and with a new agent, jockey Alex Cintron has been on a tear in recent weeks at Delaware Park and Laurel.

Little but strong Parisian Diva makes her statement

by Ted Black | Jun 18, 2019 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Parisian Diva nearly pulled off an 11-1 upset in the Alma North on Sunday, opening up plenty of options for trainer Stacey Viands.

Trainer Jose Camejo making most of unexpected path

by Doug McCoy | Jun 10, 2019 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories | 1 |

His riding career ended by injury, Jose Camejo now is building a strong training operation with 45 horses at Delaware Park and more elsewhere.

Two decades on, memories of Victory Gallop still resonate

by Nick Hahn | Jun 7, 2019 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |

While he’s best known for spoiling Real Quiet’s Triple Crown bid, it was at Colonial Downs that the career of Victory Gallop began to take flight.

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