Jed Doro named head of racing at Delaware Park * The Racing Biz

Jed Doro named head of racing at Delaware Park

Press Release
July 27, 2022

Jerome “Jed” Doro has been promoted to Director of Racing at Delaware Park effective on Sunday, August 1. He will assume most of the duties of long-time Executive Director of Racing John Mooney, who recently announced his retirement.

Doro, 43, was the Racing Secretary at Delaware Park from 2014 through 2018.

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The native of Bemidji, Minnesota, briefly left to take a position at Oaklawn Park in 2019, but returned to Delaware Park in 2020 as the assistant Racing Secretary before being elevated to Racing Secretary again in 2021. He was also the assistant Racing Secretary at Delaware Park from 2008 through 2013.

“I am very pleased and excited to announce that Jed Doro has been promoted to Director of Racing,” said Kevin DeLucia the Chief Financial Officer at Delaware Park. “We believe the continuity of the program built by John is important to the future success of racing at Delaware Park and we believe there is no better person to accomplish that goal. He brings a level of knowledge and experience of not only racing but racing in the Mid-Atlantic region and Delaware Park that is indispensable.”