{"id":101256,"date":"2026-07-25T22:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-standardbred-champions-crowned-at-harrington-raceway\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T22:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:31:07","slug":"delaware-standardbred-champions-crowned-at-harrington-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-standardbred-champions-crowned-at-harrington-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Standardbred Champions Crowned at Harrington Raceway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1785033067017.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1785033067017.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1785033067017.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1785033067017.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1785033067017.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A perfect summer night set the stage at Harrington Raceway on Thursday, July 23, as Delaware&#8217;s finest standardbred horses took to the track for the annual Delaware State Fair harness racing program.<\/p><p>The evening featured 12 races, making it the most prize-rich night of the year for local harness racing fans and competitors alike.<\/p><p>Among the standout performers was Top Flight Champion, guided by driver Eddie Dennis, who added another win to an already impressive run. The horse has now captured five races in a row, cementing its status as one of the top competitors on the Delaware standardbred circuit.<\/p><p>The Delaware State Fair program at Harrington Raceway is considered the premier event of the harness racing calendar in the region, drawing top horses and drivers for a night of high-stakes competition.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harrington Raceway hosted the annual Delaware State Fair harness racing program on July 23, featuring 12 races on the year&#8217;s most lucrative night for local standardbred competition. Top Flight Champion, piloted by driver Eddie Dennis, continued a dominant stretch with five consecutive victories on a beautiful summer evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":101255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1785033067017.jpg?fit=800%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-qla","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66167,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ffa-students-tour-harrington-raceways-harness-racing-operations\/","url_meta":{"origin":101256,"position":0},"title":"FFA Students Tour Harrington Raceway&#8217;s Harness Racing Operations","author":"Admin","date":"May 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Students from Delaware's Future Farmers of America chapters recently visited Harrington Raceway for an educational tour of the facility's harness racing operations. 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