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Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program Increases Purse Bonuses!
The Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (DTHA) sponsor of the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program (DCTP) will increase the program’s purse bonuses for owners and certifiers from 20 percent to 25 percent each, effective 2009. Owners and certifiers of Delaware Bred or Certified thoroughbreds are eligible for the bonuses if their horses finish first, second or third in any race, including stake races, at Delaware Park. The cap on open stake races also received an increase from $10,000 to $15,000 in the maximum amount paid to the owners and the certifier.
 “By increasing Delaware Certified bonuses for owners and certifiers we hope to encourage more thoroughbred owners to participate in the program, which will increase entries in races at Delaware Park as well as the economic benefit to Delaware’s agriculture economy,” said Barbara Brown, DTHA board member and chair person of the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program committee. The increase will also help the program remain competitive with the increasing purse structure in Pennsylvania, she said.
The “Delaware Certified” program began in 2003 with 110 thoroughbreds. Today there are over 1600 thoroughbreds in the program, which has paid nearly $2.5 million in additional purse bonuses and contributed more than $15 million to the state’s farming economy.
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The 2010 meet will run four DCTP stakes. The Small Wonder and The First State Dash are both two-year-old Delaware Bred or Certified restricted five and one half furlong stake races, each with a purse of $75,000. The Tax Free Shopping Distaff and The New Castle are both $75,000 stake races for Delaware Bred or Certified horses three and up. All four races have free nominations and will run on October 16, 2010.
A Delaware Bred or Certified Thoroughbred is a thoroughbred that is born or spends a minimum of 90 consecutive days on a Delaware farm or training facility prior to March 31st of its two-year-old year and races at Delaware Park. Completion of an application form and a certification fee is required. A total of 75 Delaware farms and training facilities are participating in the program.
For more information about the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program, call (302) 994-2398, email dctp@dtha.com, or visit their website, www.dtha.com and click on the DCTP link to download an application or to find a participating farm. From the website you can also check to see if your horse of racing age is Delaware Certified.
Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Inc.
777 Delaware Park Blvd.
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 994-2521 Ext. 7284
(302) 994-3392 Fax
info@dtha.com
To Contact The Delaware Racing Commission:
John F. Wayne
Executive Director
Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission
Delaware Park (302) 994-2521 ext 8970 (voice mail)
(302) 994-3567 (fax) at Delaware Park (Use Cover Sheet)
john.wayne@state.de.us
http://www.dda.delaware.gov/thoroughbred
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