Delaware Park received approval Feb. 20 for its 2024 75-day live racing schedule, with the Delaware Handicap and Oaks anchoring the meet’s biggest weekend.
Delaware Park will race 85 days in 2023, about the same as last year, under a schedule approved Jan. 17 by the state Racing Commission.
Jed Doro, racing secretary at Delaware Park, has been named Director of Racing and will replace the retiring John Mooney in this role.
With racing secretary Jed Doro leaving his position, Delaware Park expects to make do through the end of this season October 20 before hiring a new racing secretary for 2019.
Delaware Park racing secretary Jed Doro will fill that same role at Oaklawn Park effective September 24.
Delaware Park’s racing product has come under fire in recent years for short fields. So far in 2014, though, the track is more than holding its own, plus notes.
With gaming increasing around the region, Delaware Park, one of the first racinos, faces challenges as it opens its 2014 season.
Delaware Park has stayed in-house for its new racing secretary, naming Jed Doro to the position.