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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Winter Melody S | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | |
| May 28 | Grover "Buddy" Delp Memorial S | $50,000g | 3yo, | 8.32f |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4 | Our Mims S | $50,000g | 3yo, f | 8f | |
| June 5 | Justakiss S | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | |
| June 12 | Dashing Beauty S | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6f | |
| June 14 | Obeah S | $150,000g | 3&up, f/m | 9f | |
| June 18 | Hockessin S | $50,000g | 4&up, | 6f | |
| June 26 | Stanton S | $50,000g | 3yo, | 8.5f T |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5 | Carl Hanford Memorial S | $50,000g | 3&up, | 8.32f | |
| July 5 | Delaware Oaks | $300,000g | 3yo, f | 8.5f | |
| July 5 | Oh Say S | $50,000g | 3yo, | 6f | |
| July 5 | Robert G. Dick Memorial S | $200,000g | 3&up, f/m | 11f T | |
| July 9 | Christiana S | $50,000g | 3yo, f | 8f T | |
| July 10 | Nick Shuk Memorial S | $50,000g | 3yo, | 7.5f T | |
| July 12 | Delaware H | $750,000g | 3&up, f/m | 10f | |
| July 12 | Sweet and Sassy S | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6f | |
| July 12 | Cape Henlopen S | $50,000g | 3&up, | 12f T | |
| July 12 | Fort Delaware S | $50,000g | 4&up, | 6f |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | DTHA Governor's S R | $75,000g | 3&up, | 8.32f | |
| September 13 | First State Dash R | $75,000g | 2yo, | 5.5f | |
| September 13 | George Rosenberger Memorial S R | $75,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | |
| September 13 | New Castle S R | $75,000g | 3&up, | 6f | |
| September 13 | Small Wonder S R | $75,000g | 2yo, f | 5.5f | |
| September 13 | Tax Free Shopping Distaff R | $75,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6f | |
| September 20 | Kent S | $150,000g | 3yo, | 9f T |
Total on-site pari-mutuel wagering at Delaware Park in 2013 totaled $149.2 million, down 4.1% from $155.5 million in 2012, according to the annual report released Feb. 6 by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission.
Delaware Park announced the promotion of Jerome "Jed" Doro to the position of racing secretary Jan. 22. Doro, 34, was the assistant racing secretary for the past six years.
Four of the five graded stakes on the 2014 Delaware Park stakes schedule will feature the ladies of Thoroughbred racing, highlighted by the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. I).
Pat Pope has been hired as racing secretary at Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino for its 2014 season.
The 2014 Delaware Park meet will begin May 17 and extend through Oct. 22, track officials said. The track will offer 81 racing programs.
Horses registered with the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program will be eligible for more money next year, officials announced Nov. 25.
Facing increased casino competition from Pennsylvania and New York, Delaware's three racetracks delivered a full launch of online gambling in the state Nov. 8.
Despite 12 fewer live racing days, all-sources pari-mutuel handle during the Delaware Park meet was only down about $1.5 million, while average daily handle increased 13.2%.
Tiz Showbiz was the first winner for Hello Broadway with his Sept. 30 win in the first race at Delaware Park.
Jockey Gabriel Saez is expected to be sidelined for one month with an arm fracture after being unseated by his mount during the seventh race at Delaware Park Sept. 25.
Trainer Gary Capuano notched career victory 1,000 at Delaware Park Sept. 18. The milestone was when Non Stop Stable's Miss Speaker posted a neck triumph in the second race, a six furlong $5,000 claiming event.
Are You Kidding Me shipped across the border and won outside Canada for the first time, powering home by four lengths to take the $200,000 Kent Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Delaware Park Sept. 7 in near-record time.
Virginia-bred Hard Enough faces Michael With Us and Saint Vigeur as he goes for a third straight stakes score, and first graded win, in the $200,000 Kent Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Delaware Park Sept. 7.
Sea Bubble became the first winner for her sire U S Ranger when she captured a maiden special weight Aug. 24, the sixth race at Delaware Park.
Delaware Park stewards have suspended veteran trainer Donald Roberson for two years for the possession of hypodermic needles, hypodermic syringes, and injectable medications.
The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission has suspended trainer Donald Roberson after it said its investigators discovered injectable medications, syringes, and needles in his possession.
Racing without Lasix in search of a return to dominant form, Besilu Stable's champion mare Royal Delta cruised to victory by 10 3/4 lengths in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. I) July 20 at Delaware Park.
Following a review by the AGSC, the Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes will lose its grade III status this season after being moved from the scheduled turf to the main-track dirt July 13 at Delaware Park.
Champion racemare Royal Delta aims for a title defense July 20 in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. I), seeking redemption after a five-length loss in the June 15 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) at Churchill Downs.
Favored Treasured Up outlasted Angel Terrace in the stretch run to win the off-the-turf $220,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial July 13 at Delaware Park for her second straight stakes tally.
