W. Mike Anderson’s Silent Citizen notched his first career stake victory in the $50,000 Stanton Stakes at Delaware Park today. The Stanton is the local prep for the $200,000 Grade III Kent Stakes to be run on July 14th. With Albin Jimenez aboard, the 3-year-old son of Hat Trick won by a 1 1/4-lengths and
Read MoreRepole Stable’s Mo Shopping notched a hard fought victory in the $50,000 Light Hearted Stakes at Delaware Park today. The Light Hearted is the local prep for the $300,000 Grade II Delaware Oaks to be run on July 7th. With Mario Pino aboard, the 3-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo won by a half-length and returned
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreSince 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
Read MoreWilmington, 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
Read MoreSince 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
Read MoreWilmington, 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
Read MoreMario 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
Read MoreBreed 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
Read More(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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