Delaware Park to Offer Starter Bonus

Delaware Park will introduce a starter bonus beginning Oct. 1 and continuing through the remainder of the 2025 meet, which is scheduled to conclude Oct. 18.

Horses stabled at Delaware Park who start in fields of eight or more on the dirt, and 10 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 who start in fields of eight or more on the dirt, and 10 or more on the turf, connections will receive $700, of which the trainer will receive $500 and the owner will receive $200.

For horses that start in fields of less than eight on the dirt or 10 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.