Carol Cedeno has a husband and two kids — and a job as jockey trying to build business at a new track, Delaware Park. Her win on Saturday should help.
Delaware Park’s 54 year-old record for one mile on the main track fell on Saturday when Stormin Monarcho zipped the distance in 1:34.85.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was moderate during Preakness week, and Patricia Farro took the Midlantic Claiming 7 lead, in our Claimbox report.
With gaming increasing around the region, Delaware Park, one of the first racinos, faces challenges as it opens its 2014 season.
Trainer Juan Vazquez won the Delaware Park training title in 2010 and 2011. He hopes to get back to that level this year.
He might have fewer horses than in some past years, but trainer Jamie Ness still has big hopes for the Delaware Park meet.
Trainer Larry Jones has returned home from the hospital following a training accident Saturday.
Trainer Larry Jones was injured in a training accident this morning, Fox Hill Farm has said.
The rate of equine fatalities at mid-Atlantic tracks rose in 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Jockey Club.
Scott Wells, president of Remington Park and Lone Star Park, was re-elected as President of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA).