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Delaware Park News & Notes Opening Day of live racing set for Wednesday, May 30th Family Fun Day highlights first Saturday (June 2nd) of season

Posted on: May 24, 2018

The 81st season of live Thoroughbred and Arabian racing at Delaware Park opens on Wednesday, May 30th, with a first race post time of 1:15 p.m. The opening week festivities will continue with live racing cards slated for Thursday, May 31st, and Saturday, June 2nd. The first live racing Saturday (June 2nd) will be highlighted

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Five-time defending leading trainer Jamie Ness returning to Delaware Park

Posted on: May 23, 2018

Since his first meet at Delaware Park in 2010, five-time defending leading trainer Jamie Ness has always looked forward to the start of a new season at Delaware Park. The 81st season of live racing is set to open on Wednesday, May 30. “Since the very first time I came here, I knew I would

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After five years, time is right for jockey Jeremy Rose to return to Delaware Park

Posted on: May 23, 2018

Wilmington, Del., May 23, 2018—The time is right for jockey Jeremy Rose to return to Delaware Park, where a blossoming career brought him national fame. The 39-year-old native of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, will be riding full-time at the Stanton oval for the first time since 2013 when the meets open on May 30. Rose will also

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Delaware Park News & Notes Five-time defending leading trainer Jamie Ness returning to Delaware Park

Posted on: May 23, 2018

Since his first meet at Delaware Park in 2010, five-time defending leading trainer Jamie Ness has always looked forward to the start of a new season at Delaware Park. The 81st season of live racing is set to open on Wednesday, May 30. “Since the very first time I came here, I knew I would

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Scott Lake gearing up for Delaware Park

Posted on: May 16, 2018

Wilmington, Del., May 16, 2018–Scott Lake, sixth on the all-time list for wins by a North American trainer with nearly 5,900 victories, has been returning to Delaware Park for nearly two decades because of the atmosphere, the people and the competition. The 52-year-old native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, will have approximately 35 horses stabled at the

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Delaware Park News & Notes Wilmington, Del., May 9, 2018

Posted on: May 9, 2018

Mario Pino, tenth on the all-time list for wins by a jockey in North America with nearly 6,900 victories, plans to return home to Delaware Park, where his remarkable career began nearly four decades ago. The 56-year-old native of Wilmington, Delaware, will be riding full-time at the Stanton oval, when the meet opens on May

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GROUPS ADD MATCH SERIES BONUSES FOR BREEDERS AND CERTIFIERS ​By: Tom LaMarra

Posted on: April 19, 2018

Breed and agriculture development organizations in the four states that will host stakes in the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series will offer a combined $40,000 in bonuses based upon accumulated points in the 25-race series that returns to the calendar for the first time since 2001. The MATCH Series will offer almost $3 million in

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Nations looking to build on success in second year at Delaware Park

Posted on: May 10, 2017

(Posted from DelawarePark.com) Wilmington, Del., May 10, 2017 — After a successful meet in his first full season at Delaware Park in 2016, trainer Keith Nations is excited for the return of live racing at the Stanton-oval on June 3rd. “We are coming back again with same number of horses – probably in the neighborhood

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H2B VISA PROVISIONS REMAIN INTACT AS CONGRESS PASSES BUDGET By: Tom LaMarra

Posted on: May 5, 2017

(Posted from THAracing.com)​ Legislation that will fund the federal government for fiscal 2017 passed Congress May 4 and includes the previously reported expansion of the cap on H2B visas for returning workers. The $1 trillion spending measure was approved by the United States Senate a day before a government-shutdown deadline. It will fund the government

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Trainer J. Larry Jones Looking Forward for Delaware Park Meet

Posted on: May 3, 2017

(Posted from Delawarepark.com) Wilmington, Del., May 3, 2017 — For the last 12 years, trainer J. Larry Jones has made Delaware Park his spring and summer home with tremendous career success. With Opening Day for the 80th season of live racing slated for June 3rd, Jones is looking forward to another promising and successful meet.

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