Delaware Park picks and analysis: May 22, 2024
The Biz- May 22, 2024
Picks and analysis for this evening’s card from Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races:
- DATE: May 22, 2024
- POST TIME: 12:30
- RACES ON CARD: 8
- CARRYOVERS: None
RACE 1
| 4. Discreet Devil | The drop in class is a slight cause for concern, but he’s speed of the speed and exits a race that’s already produced two next-out winners |
| 5. Dublshotofcourage | Throttled versus better in last; may not be quite as fast as rival to his immediate inside |
| 1. Science | Good sign that trainer Gorham protects this one first off the bench, though that’s likely just to point to the grass next out |
RACE 2
| 6. Lovely Liza | Frequent bridesmaid lost all chance when hopping at the start in last but mounted a strong late rally |
| 5. Alexa’s Dream | Arriagada barn clicking |
| 1. Amirati | 4-time winner only qualifies because she’s just three; major rivals have only two wins |
RACE 3
| 5. Office Corruption | Fast works and two of five half-sibs won at first asking; barn can win first out |
| 1. Two Dollar Eddie | No match for winner while holding second versus Arky-breds in last; two next-out winners from that heat |
| 4. Pump It Up | Improved try in last in first on dirt; steady work tab since early April |
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RACE 4
| 2. Court Contender | Useful return to action when making a bold move to the lead before tiring to third; lightly raced sort can improve and is protected in this spot |
| 3. Sir Mi Tolee | Speed figs say he’s a winner here but not sure the stretch out to a mile does him any favors after disappointing try going seven-eighths |
| 6. Integrated | Switches into Simoff barn; impressive debut when breaking slowly and not on the screen for most of the race before easily running past ’em all; note that top Maryland pilot had gone to PEN just to ride this one; now gets hot-riding bug Maldonado up |
RACE 5
| 4. Happy Cat | Trainer Duarte wins at a 19% clip off similar layoffs; has faced better |
| 3. Summer Anthem | Good form to end last season |
| 11. High Deff | Fitness shouldn’t be an issue after four tries over hurdles to start season; suspect this one will want more ground as career best figs have come beyond a mile |
Racing Notes
- Bug riders Ederik Robles and Gabriel Maldonado took opening week by storm. Robles won five times on 13 mounts, while Maldonado was 4-for-10. Jaime Rodriguez is just behind with three wins…
- Jamie Ness, looking for his 12th Delaware Park title, got off to a good start, winning four times to lead all trainers. Four others have two wins each…
RACE 6
| 2. Gettothstoryimdone | Disappointed in last after useful debut, drops to lowest level here; winner of last repeated against allowance foes |
| 5. Tiz Vinno | Runner-up in two straight has best speed figs of the group |
| 1. Jayce and Liam | Makes season debut; trainer Englehart 17% off similar layoffs |
RACE 7
| 3. Do It Divi | Parlayed good trip into debut win and show horse came back to graduate; breeding says turf and added ground both to her advantage |
| 6. Share the Blessing | Second time trying to get this one a route of ground on turf |
| 11. Belle of Rights | Solid debut when dead-heating for win; fellow first-place finisher ran second versus allowance foes in follow-up; steady work tab since |
RACE 8
| 4. Nickel Nickel | Speedy sort will likely try to take ’em all the way and is a threat to do so if cycling back to better form |
| 1. Trophy Room | Has run one-two six of nine tries at the trip |
| 3. Baltasar | Speed figs say this one gallops here but you have to be a little wary because of the abrupt drop — from $50k starters and $110k allowance race to $12,500 claimers — and likely very short odds |
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