Delaware Park News & Notes

Tom Creel named Racing Secretary

Wilmington, Del., January 17, 2019 — Tom Creel has been named Racing Secretary at Delaware Park.

Creel, 61, was the Assistant Racing Secretary at Parx for the last three years.  He succeeds Jerome Doro, who was named the Director of Racing at Oaklawn Park in late September.

“I am very pleased to announce on behalf of Delaware Park that Tom Creel has been offered and has accepted the position of Racing Secretary,” said John Mooney the Executive Director of Racing at Delaware Park.  “He has a thorough knowledge of Mid-Atlantic racing and he will attract new horsemen to Delaware Park because of his many years of experience in the industry.  The entire staff is excited and looking forward to supporting him in his new role.”

Creel is also the Racing Secretary at Suffolk Downs where he has been serving in that capacity since 2008.  Previously, he was a Racing Official at various eastern racetracks including Finger Lakes, Suffolk Downs, Rockingham Park, Penn National and Tampa Bay Downs.

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to be the Racing Secretary at Delaware Park,” said Creel.  “I enjoyed my time at Parx, but this was a really good opportunity with new career challenges.  I am looking forward to working with the Delaware Park staff and horsemen to provide exciting and attractive racing for the fans at a racetrack with so much history and tradition.”

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

Delaware Park News & Notes

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

Wilmington, Del., January 16, 2019 – 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.  The Grade III Delaware Oaks is scheduled for Saturday, July 6th and the Grade II Delaware Handicap will be run on July 13th.

“I am pleased and excited to announce the signing of this multi-year agreement,” said Kevin DeLucia, Senior Vice-President of Racing/Finance at Delaware Park.  “We have worked hard to provide exciting racing in the highly competitive Mid-Atlantic region by attracting quality horsemen to Delaware. Having stability and certainty for the next three seasons will help us to continue to build an attractive product.”

1. Scott Peck, President of the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, reinforced the sentiment of consistency and continuity.

“We are very pleased, as we will have live racing on the first Saturday of May to coincide with Kentucky Derby, four additional days of racing and the stability of a three-year contract.” said DTHA President Scott Peck.