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.
Claiming activity dropped in October, with Parx seeing the biggest declines, in our Claimbox report.
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.
Delaware Park’s recently concluded 2015 had plenty of bright spots — but challenges for the future also were laid bare.
The good news: wagering was up at Delaware Park in 2015 vs. 2014. The bad: the daily average increased less than one percent.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy won five races Wednesday at Delaware Park — one shy of the track’s one-day record of six wins, a record shared by McCarthy’s father.
Delaware Racing Commission stewards hit trainer Rodolfo Romero with a 90-day suspension after finding needles and syringes in a search of his barn.
Trainer Campbell Wilson has done most of what you can do in the Thoroughbred industry. The main thing, he says, is to be with horses.
Claiming activity jumped in September, with the lion’s share at Parx Racing, in our Claimbox report.