The third leading trainer in North America by wins, Jamie Ness has shipped ten horses to Delaware Park. This year, Ness has a national record of 194 winners, 134 seconds, and 83 thirds from 663 starters through August 31st. The 35-year-old native of Huron, South Dakota has his first starter of the meet entered in the third race, a six furlong starter allowance, this Saturday. Midwest Thoroughbreds’, who also has horses at Delaware Park with trainer Brad Cox, Trust Nobody is the 5-to-2 second morning-line choice in the field of six. Through August 31, Ness is the top trainer at Presque Isle Downs, which ends September 25th, with a record of 69 wins, 49 seconds, and 33 thirds from 212 starters. This past winter he finished tied for first in the Tampa Bay Downs trainer standings where he has been the leader for the past four seasons (2007 through 2010). The resident of Shakopee, Minnesota recorded his first career victory with Blue Rocket at Canterbury Park, where he ranks as one of the all-time winning trainers, in 2000.

Midwest Thoroughbreds is the leading owner in North America by wins and second by earnings with a record of 208 winners, 143 seconds and 104 thirds from 737 starters with purses earned of $3,000,865 through August 31st. At Delaware Park, they rank second, three wins behind Florence Patitucci, with a record of 24 wins, 11 seconds and 20 thirds from 86 starters with purses earned of $364,589. At Presque Isle Downs, Midwest Thoroughbreds is the runaway leading owner with a 42 win lead with a record of 51 winners, 40 seconds and 26 thirds from 173 starters.