Wilmington, DE, September 23, 2025 — Beginning on October 1st, Delaware Park will introduce a starter bonus for the remainder of the 2025 meet, which is scheduled to conclude on Saturday, October 18th.
The starter bonus will be as follows; horses stabled at Delaware Park that start in fields of eight or more on the dirt and ten or more on the turf will receive $1,200 of which the trainer will receive $1,000 and the owner will receive $200. For horses not stabled at Delaware Park that start in fields of eight or more on the dirt and ten or more on the turf will receive $700 of which the trainer will receive $500 and the owner will receive $200. Horses that start in fields of less than eight on the dirt or ten on the turf, the bonus will be $500, of which the trainer will receive $300, and the owner will receive $200 regardless of where they are stabled.