Midlantic stakes thumped by graded stakes committee
Sixteen stakes contested in the Mid-Atlantic have been downgraded for 2025 by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
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Tag: Delaware Handicap
Hard knocker Morning Matcha readies for DelCap shot
Trainer Butch Reid grew up going to Delaware Park, and he’s hoping to see his hard knocking mare Morning Matcha win that track’s biggest race.
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Best horses to run at Delaware Park are…
With the offseason upon us, Mike Valiante pondered: who were the best horses to run at Delaware Park in the last 60 years? Here are his answers.
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Delaware Park: Mike’s year-end awards
With Delaware Park’s 2023 meet now in the books, correspondent Mike Valiante looks back to present his year-end awards.
Read More Idiomatic prevails in Delaware Handicap thriller
In a race reminiscent of the great Blind Luck-Havre de Grace showdown, Idiomatic took a Delaware Handicap thriller over Classy Edition.
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Delaware Park: 3 questions for Delcap day
Today’s Delaware Park card features three stakes, topped by the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap, and those races pose (and will answer) some questions.
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Morning Matcha aiming to give Reid rare Oaks-Delcap double
Only two trainers have won both the Delaware Oaks and Delaware Handicap in the same year. Morning Matcha gives Butch Reid a shot to be the third.
Read More Delaware Handicap has had major impact on racing history
It’s had its ups and downs over the years, but, regardless, the Delaware Handicap has played host to Hall of Famers and had a major impact on the sport.
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Delaware Park 2022: That’s a wrap
Our correspondent Mike Valiante wraps up the 2022 Delaware Park meet with some of the meets’ top moments.
Read More Miss Leslie romps to record Delaware Handicap score
Miss Leslie dominated the G2 Delaware Handicap by 12 lengths, the largest margin in the race’s 85-year history.
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Delaware Handicap day stakes picks
Our handicappers pick the Delaware Handicap, Robert Dick Memorial, and two other stakes on the biggest day of the year at Delaware Park!
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Off to the Races Radio talking DelCap, Colonial Downs
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves July 9 with Nick Hahn live at Colonial Downs, plus Delaware Park’s John Mooney talking DelCap and more.
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