Delaware Park unveils 75-day schedule
The $4.3 million stake includes Del Oaks, Derby and DelCap
Frank Vesp- February 6, 2026
June 13, highlighted by the Grade 3 Delaware Oaks and $300,000 Delaware Derby, and a September 26 card featuring the Grade 3, $500,000 Delaware Handicap, anchor Delaware Park’s 75-day live racing schedule, the track announced today.
The competition in Delaware starts on Wednesday, May 13 and ends on Saturday, October 17.
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There will be 28 stakes on the track this year, worth a combined $4.3 million. In addition to the Oaks and DelCap, the slate includes one other event, the Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial, which will take place on the Oaks/Derby undercard. The Oaks/Derby card generated a Delaware record of nearly $6.5 million from all sources in 2025.
The schedule also includes eight events limited to Delaware-certified runners and two others limited to runners with a previous start in ’26 at Delaware Park.
There will be two stakes on the final day: the $200,000 Endine for older fillies and mares and the $100,000 Wilmington for three-year-olds and older. Both are run at six furlongs.
The track is offering on-site riders a starter bonus in May, in an effort to increase field size early in the season. In dirt races with at least eight starters and turf events with at least 10, riders boarded in Delaware before April 30 are eligible for a $1,200 bonus ($1,000 for the trainer and $200 for the owner), while riders arriving after April 30 are eligible for $700 bonuses.
The bonus shrinks to $500 for smaller fields.
Delaware will operate on a Wednesday-Thursday-Saturday schedule in May and June, with exceptions, and then Wednesday-Saturday in July. From August to October, the circuit takes place from Thursday to Saturday. For full details, visit the Delaware Park WebSit.
DELAWARE PARK 2026 Stakes SCHEDULE
| Execution date | Bet name | Bag | Division | Distance | |
| May 30, 2026 | Rehoboth (BT) | $100,000 | F&M 3 and above | 6 furlongs | |
| June 13, 2026 | Cape Henlopen (L) | $200,000 | 3 years and older | 1 1/2 miles (grass) | |
| June 13, 2026 | Delaware oaks | G3 | $300,000 | 3 year old fillies | 1 1/16 miles |
| June 13, 2026 | Delaware Derby (BT) | $300,000 | 3 years | 1 1/16 miles | |
| June 13, 2026 | Alapocas run (BT) | $100,000 | 3 years and older | 6 furlongs | |
| June 13, 2026 | Obea (BT) | $150,000 | F&M 3 and above | 1 1/16 miles | |
| June 13, 2026 | RG Dick | G3 | $250,000 | F&M 3 and above | 1 3/8 miles (grass) |
| June 27, 2026 | Christiana (BT) | $150,000 | 3 year old fillies | 1 1/8 miles (grass) | |
| June 27, 2026 | Kent (BT) | $150,000 | 3 years | 1 1/8 miles (grass) | |
| July 23, 2026 | Dashing Beauty (BT) | $150,000 | F&M 3 and above | 6 furlongs | |
| July 25, 2026 | Peach blossom H. | Del certified | $75,000 | F&M 3 and above | 7 1/2 furlongs (grass) |
| August 1, 2026 | Sussex H. | Del certified | $75,000 | 3 years and older | 7 1/2 furlongs (grass) |
| August 8, 2026 | Blue Chicken (BT) | $75,000 | 2 year old fillies | 6 furlongs | |
| August 8, 2026 | Dover (BT) | $75,000 | 2 years | 6 furlongs | |
| September 11, 2026 | First state | Del certified | $125,000 | 2 years | 6 furlongs |
| September 11, 2026 | Small miracle | Del certified | $125,000 | 2 year old fillies | 6 furlongs |
| September 11, 2026 | Duty Free Shopping Distaff | Del certified | $125,000 | F&M 3 and above | 6 furlongs |
| September 11, 2026 | New castle | Del certified | $125,000 | 3 years and older | 6 furlongs |
| September 11, 2026 | Oglestown H. | Del certified | $75,000 | F&M 3 and above | 1 mile 70 meters |
| September 11, 2026 | Lewes H. | Del certified | $75,000 | 3 years and older | 1 mile 70 yards (grass) |
| September 12, 2026 | DTHA Governor’s Day | Started this meeting at DEL | $100,000 | 3 years and older | 1 mile 70 meters |
| September 12, 2026 | George Rosenberger Monument | Started this meeting at DEL | $100,000 | F&M 3 and above | 1 1/16 miles (grass) |
| September 26, 2026 | Parking battery (BT) | $200,000 | 3 years and older | 1 1/8 miles | |
| September 26, 2026 | Delaware Hdcp. | G3 | $500,000 | F&M 3 and above | 1 1/8 miles |
| September 26, 2026 | White Clay Creek (BT) | $150,000 | 2 year old fillies | 1 mile | |
| September 26, 2026 | Rocky run (BT) | $150,000 | 2 years | 1 mile | |
| October 17, 2026 | Former (BT) | $200,000 | F&M 3 and above | 6 furlongs | |
| October 17, 2026 | Wilmington (BT) | $100,000 | 3 years and older | 6 furlongs |
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