With its season set to begin, Delaware Park’s John Mooney has made some changes intended to bolster field size and wagering – and adapt to changing market conditions.
Jockey Carol Cedeno is aiming for her fourth straight Delaware Park riding title, which would make her just the third rider to earn as many titles there.
A dozen years after coming to national prominence with Afleet Alex, trainer Tim Ritchey is happy with a modest 12-horse string at Delaware Park.
Trainer Keith Nations will have 40 horses at Delaware Park, where his operation thrived in 2016.
Trainer Larry Jones will have over 50 horses at Delaware Park this year, including Delaware Oaks hopefuls Jenda’s Agenda and Astrollinthepark.
The Equine Injury Database is a huge step forward for racing. The next would be for more tracks in the database to make their data available to the public.
The number of equine fatalities at Delaware Park dropped to its lowest recorded level in 2016. Why? Many reasons, industry participants say.
Delaware Park, with a meet beginning June 3, today revealed its 2017 stakes schedule, which is topped by the 80th running of the G1 Delaware Handicap.
Delaware Park will shift the start of its 2017 season to June 3, about two weeks later than has been typical in recent years.
Average daily handle was off 12 percent in October versus the prior month, and total handle also fell.