Jamie Ness, three-time leading trainer at Delaware Park, is looking forward to returning to the oval this year, albeit with a different look.
New Delaware Racing Commission rules include the voiding of claims when horses die or are euthanized on the track.
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.
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.