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Delaware Park picks and analysis: October 10, 2024
Racing returns to Delaware Park, and we return with Delaware Park picks and analysis for the track’s 87th racing season.
Delaware: Emotions high in White Clay Creek, Rocky Run
Charles Blanford earned his first stakes win, and Julio Hernandez validated his decision to move his tack to Delaware in a pair of 2yo stakes.
Delaware Park: 3 questions for Delcap day
Today’s Delaware Park card features three stakes, topped by the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap, and those races pose (and will answer) some questions.
Delaware: Salty group set for Battery Park
Several graded stakes winners are among the runners expected to compete in Saturday’s Battery Park Stakes at Delaware Park.
Morning Matcha aiming to give Reid rare Oaks-Delcap double
Only two trainers have won both the Delaware Oaks and Delaware Handicap in the same year. Morning Matcha gives Butch Reid a shot to be the third.
Rebel Empire strikes back to win DOver S.
Rebel Empire burst away in upper stretch to post an impressive upset in the Dover Stakes for two-year-olds at Delaware Park.
No Sabe Nada favored in Dover
No Sabe Nada was a flashy first-out winner for trainer Scott Peck and now is the 3-2 favorite for Thursday’s Dover Stakes at Delaware Park.
Cashing Big Checks scores in Blue Hen
Cashing Big Checks broke her maiden in a big way, fighting back after being passed to win the $50,000 Blue Hen Stakes Wednesday at Delaware Park.
Delaware Park Handicappers’ Notebook 2021 Vol. 12
Our Delaware Park Handicappers’ Notebook — featuring races and horses to watch, track bias info, jock/trainer of the week, and more – returns for 2021.
2yo My Boss favored in Blue Hen
Two-year-old fillies take center stage in Delaware Park’s Blue Hen Stakes Wednesday, with My Boss likely to be a strong favorite.
Dream Marie DQed from Obeah win
Dream Marie, rallying winner of the Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park in June, has been disqualified after post-race drug tests found aminocaproic acid.
Cedeno hoping for fifth Delaware Park riding title
Jockey Carol Cedeno has won four of the last five riding championships at Delaware Park and hopes to add a fifth this season.
Six-time leading trainer Ness set for return to Delaware Park
Trainer Jamie Ness, who’s won six overall training titles at Delaware Park and four straight, is looking forward to the 2019 meet.
Delaware Commission names new stewards
The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission announced the appointment of a new state steward and a new safety steward for the 2019 season.
Tom Creel named Delaware Park racing secretary
Parx assistant racing secretary Tom Creel will take over as racing secretary at Delaware Park.
Delaware Park to race 85 days in 2019
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
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?
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
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
With the Delaware Park meet in the books, our correspondent looks back and finds the moments that mattered most.
