Of course I'm biased, since it's my "home" park, but I have to say that Delaware Park seems to be getting good things accomplished either without or in spite of the internecine squabbles (among the jocks, horsemen and management) that seem to bedevil so many other plants.
Some of the plusses: a new $2 million dollar insurance policy (with the riders contributing), a new $1.1 million infield video board, 11 new bunkhouses for workers living on the backstretch, great riders like Dominguez and (new this year) Rosie Napravnik, a slew of cagey trainers, and it's a real pretty place with a classy walking ring.
The biggest drawback (from the gambler's viewpoint) is small fields, which puzzles me since the purses seem decent. Maybe it's because of all the competition from the Philly and Maryland (and New York) venues.
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=38479
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/p...09/1002/SPORTS