The new Delaware Park ownership group told the Delaware Commission today it didn’t have “any changes planned” for the racetrack operation.
Trainer Amber Cobb, already under suspension, has had her license to train horses revoked by Delaware stewards.
Fritz Burkhardt, who served as a steward at Delaware Park for over 30 years, has passed away at age 85.
Longtime Delaware Racing Commission executive director John Wayne passed away earlier this week; our memories of a man who made a mark.
Delaware’s racing commission will hear trainer Anthony Pecoraro’s appeal of a suspension for shockwaving a horse in January, rather than April.
Though the Delaware Park is over, the stewards have continued their work, includigg slapping three trainers with suspensions from six months to five years.
The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission announced the appointment of a new state steward and a new safety steward for the 2019 season.
One of the new faces around Delaware Park this year is that of Cynthia Smith, the state’s second-ever female steward.
The Delaware Racing Commission decision not to impose further penalties on an assistant starter has angered some, including PETA — but cheered others, including some riders.
An assistant starter who video showed striking a fractious horse several times will receive no further discipline, the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission stewards have ruled.
