By T. D. Thornton A federal bill aimed at replacing the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) with a regulatory system modeled around an interstate compact is reportedly in the pipeline. The president of the United States Trotting Association (USTA), Russell Williams, disclosed the news about the pending legislation Mar. 21 during a special meeting of
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission has issued an Order approving the Anti-Doping and Medication Control rule proposed by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority after a public comment period. The rule will take effect today. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which recognized the Authority, includes a requirement that its rules (and any future modifications to those rules)
Read MoreThe Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission Jan. 17 approved 85 days of live racing at Delaware Park from May 24-Oct. 28, 2023. As was the case in 2022, live racing will be offered on a Wednesday-through-Saturday schedule. There will not be racing on the following Fridays: May 26; July 28; Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25;
Read MoreBy: Frank Vespe/October 6, 2022 It’s a long way from Hot Springs, Arkansas to Stanton, Delaware: nearly 1,200 miles by the most direct route. But it’s a trip that’s become old hat to trainer Greg Compton. Compton has split his year between Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and Delaware Park annually since 2017. It’s
Read MoreDCTP Yearling list – Fasig Tipton Midlantic sale – Oct – 3-4 2022 updated 9-29-22
Read MoreWilmington, Del., August 25, 2022 —Black Cloud Racing Stable’s Bound By Destiny will be looking to run her unbeaten streak to three when she faces ten rivals in the $50,000 Blue Hen Stakes at Delaware Park on Wednesday, August 31. The five and a half furlong event for 2-year-old fillies is a prep for the
Read MoreWilmington, Del., August 26, 2022 —Fresh off an impressive score in his career debut, Runnymoore Racing’s Cold Feet tops a field of seven in the $50,000 Dover Stakes at Delaware Park on Thursday, September 1. The five and a half furlong event for 2-year-olds is a prep for the six furlong $100,000 First State Dash slated
Read MoreJerome “Jed” Doro has been promoted to Director of Racing at Delaware Park effective on Sunday, August 1. He will assume most of the duties of long-time Executive Director of RacingJohn Mooney, who recently announced his retirement. Doro, 43, was the Racing Secretary at Delaware Park from 2014 through 2018. The native of Bemidji, Minnesota,
Read MoreJohn E. Mooney, the executive director of racing at Delaware Park, will retire as of Aug. 1, the longtime racing executive announced July 26. The track’s seven-furlong turf course will be dedicated to him with a naming ceremony planned for Owners Day Oct. 1. “His career has been brilliant, and like everyone in the Delaware
Read Moreby Paulick Report Staff|04.20.2022|4:41pm Mark Reid Trainer Mark Reid, who saddled over 1,800 winners in his 46-year career, has retired at the age of 72, reports The Racing Biz. Reid’s top trainee was the multiple Grade 2 winner Mr. Nickerson, a two-time participant in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The graduate of the University of Maryland also spent
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