Brad Myers, The News Journal Gerald Bennett has saddled 3,579 winners at thoroughbred tracks all over North America, in a training career that stretches more than 40 years. And he has done it with a personal touch. “If you love these horses and they’re happy in the atmosphere that they’re in, in my stable they
Read More(Posted from tharacing.com) Posted: April 5, 2017 Delaware Agriculture Secretary Michael Scuse’s comments were brief, but they summed up the purpose of the two-day Racing Officials Accreditation Program conference held on the grounds of Delaware Park April 3-4. “If we want to have quality racing in our states, we need to make sure it’s fair,
Read MoreA promising three-year-old with some strong local connections took another step forward on March 26 when Tisdale posted an authoritative 2 1/2-length victory over a field of allowance optional claiming routers at Oaklawn Park. Tisdale was bred in Pennsylvania by Delaware horsewoman Barbara Brown and has plenty of Maryland in his background, too. He is
Read MoreHorses returned to Delaware Park March 1 as the first outfits arrived to begin training for the track’s 2016 meeting.. Training currently is restricted to the five-eighths mile training track, Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association president Michael Gorham said, while the Delaware Park crews work to ready the main track. Gorham said that he expected horses
Read MoreMay 21, 2016 through October 15, 2016 Wilmington, Del., January 13, 2016 — Delaware Park received approval from the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission today on dates for the 2016 live racing season. The 79th season of live racing at the Stanton oval will feature 81 days with the meet starting on Saturday, May 21st and
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