The 2018 live racing meet at Delaware Park will be the first conducted with full sports betting legalized, the track expecting to start taking bets in June.
Live racing returns to Delaware Park May 30, with Family Fun Day slated for June 2, the opening Saturday at the track.
Trainer Jamie Ness, who has won every trainer title but one at Delaware Park since 2010, is eager for the 2018 meet to start.
Trainer Scott Lake tied for Delaware Park’s training title in 2017 and is set to return with 35 horses for the upcoming season.
Veteran jockey Mario Pino, who rode Hard Spun to Grade 1 glory, will return to Delaware Park as his home base for 2018 for the first time in 10 years.
The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission has named a new associate steward and a new safety steward for 2018.
James A. Lages, a steward for the last two years in Delaware, has been named chief state steward by the state’s Thoroughbred Racing Commission.
Delaware Park will race 81 days in 2018, with the meet opening May 30 and extending to October 20.
Even though live racing is still almost five months away, folks at Delaware Park are already hard at work in preparation for the 2018 meet.
Carl Kloentrup, a veteran of decades in the racing industry, is the new track superintendent at Delaware Park.