John Mooney

With the retirement of Delaware Park's long-time Executive Director of Racing John Mooney announced earlier this week, Delaware Park has promoted Jerome "Jed" Doro to Director of Racing. He will assume most of Mooney's duties, effective Aug. 1. "I am very pleased and excited to announce that Jed Doro has been promoted to Director of Racing," said Kevin DeLucia, Chief Financial Officer at Delaware Park. "We believe the continuity of the program built by [Mooney] is important to the future success of racing at Delaware Park and we believe there...

John Mooney, executive director of racing at Delaware Park, has announced his retirement, effective Aug. 1. Mooney has been involved in racing in the Mid-Atlantic region for nearly 40 years. Shortly after Delaware Park was purchased and reopened by William Rickman, Sr., in 1984, Mooney was named general manager. He was instrumental in keeping Delaware Park competitive in the 1980s and early 1990s with his innovative approach to the sport which included the introduction of the very successful Twin Trifecta. In the summer of 1993, he left Delaware Park to...