Delaware Park News & Notes

Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association sign three-year agreement and 2019 dates approved

Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (DTHA) announced today the signing of a multi-year agreement and the live racing dates for the 2019 meet.   The agreement provides for 85 days of live racing for the next three years.

The 2019 live racing season will open on Saturday, May 4th and close on Saturday, October 5th.  For the first three weeks of the meet, racing will be conducted on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays.  Thursdays will be added beginning on May 30th and continue through September 26th. An additional make up day has been added on Thursday, October 3rd. The Grade III Delaware Oaks is scheduled for Saturday, July 6th and the Grade II Delaware Handicap will be run on July 13th.