Jamie Ness, three-time leading trainer at Delaware Park, is looking forward to returning to the oval this year, albeit with a different look.
Pennsylvania-bred, Delaware-certified Tisdale — with plenty of Maryland in his background too — is a three-year-old with a bright future.
For the first time this year, Delaware Park’s main track opened for training today.
The first horses arrived at Delaware Park March 1 to begin training for the 2016 meeting, which starts May 21.
The barn area for Delaware Park’s 2016 meeting will open March 1, with stall applications due February 10, the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association announced.
The second chance auction sponsored by the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (DTHA) features no-reserve pricing and benefits the group’s PAC.
Delaware Park’s 81-day 2016 live racing meet will feature the Grade 3 Delaware Oaks on July 9 and Grade 1 Delaware Handicap on July 16.
For the second straight year, a Midwest Thoroughbreds homebred has made a national splash. And both The Pizza Man and Work All Week are Delaware-certified.
Delaware certified horses earned nearly $1 million in bonuses during the just completed Delaware Park meeting, and those bonuses will continue in 2016.
An agreement between horsemen and Delaware Park provides year-round stabling at the track — if there are enough takers. Time’s a-wastin’ to get stalls there.