Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 4, 2025

Picks and analysis for this afternoon’s card from Delaware Park:

  • RACES ON CARD: 8
  • CARRYOVERSNone
  • POST TIME: 12:35 p.m.

RACE 1

6. AfterneathShould be the controlling speed here and makes second start off the bench
3. Mabee a MiracleEasy winner to graduate in latest but suspect there wasn’t much behind her
7. Bond’s BelleMight be able to pick up some pieces on drop to bottom

RACE 2

5. Chelsea WallHottest jock-trainer combo on the grounds, and Ness wins at a 32% clip on similar drops and race timing
3. Quit QuayReturned to winning ways in latest, but two-turn work at LRL makes her a bit suspect here
4. SimmeringPerhaps return to two turns will aid the cause in first in Feron barn; will bug rider Del Fabbro try to put her on the lead?

RACE 3

10. MizoulaHas some decent tries going longer; sire Zoustar’s offspring win at a 23% clip in turf sprints, including with 2024 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint champ Starlust
6. My Grey HumorSolid turf bow; makes season debut
4. Our Best SongRan OK in dirt race that’s produced three next out winners; breeding says turf might work

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RACE 4

3. Can DoRough outing in latest, and blinkers come off today; last has been flattered by two next out winners, one winning an allowance
5. RascallionDrops to bottom and skips a condition but has been facing much better
7. FerociousnessNot sure where that improvement came from last out but would like to see it repeated before accepting low odds

RACE 5

8. Unbounded MovementSolid first outing versus winners and drawn outside others with speed
9. Its SatisfactualFlattened after wide bid in most recent on turf; rider Ruiz lands here rather than #5
3. BreezethrutimeStepped up with a good effort

RACING NOTES

  • Today marks the first day of the meet where Delaware is on the turf
  • Jaime Rodriguez, Raul Mena, and Jorge Ruiz each won twice on Saturday., while seven different trainers were on the board. See the latest jockey and trainer stats here
  • The first stake of the meet went to R Disaster ($3.00) in a good-looking score in the Rehoboth for sprinting fillies and mares. Jorge Ruiz was up for Saffie Joseph, Jr…

RACE 6

4. Atlantis QueenHas run in allowance and stakes company since maiden score, so should appreciate class relief today; project to get stalk and pounce trip chasing #2
2. Bollo de CremaGood-looking win at first asking against a field that seems to have been credible; likely main speed
1. Rose Gold CandyMakes 3yo bow and gets Lasix on

RACE 7

4. Card TrickDisappointed in latest as the favorite after wide trip but already owns two allowance wins at Tampa and only qualifies here because of that track’s paltry purses
9. MassifConnex liked this one enough last year to try him at Keeneland and Aqueduct and in two stakes, including a G3
7. RampagiusLightly raced sort has upside

RACE 8

1. Tricky RiverHoping the long vacation scares off some bettors; three from most recent ran second in their next starts; trainer Ashby can win off the bench
2. Savi DancerPretty indifferent return to action in latest, but maybe the combination of the two-year break, tough trip, and off track were too much to contend with
3. Zippy Do Da DayCertainly a contender but still a maiden after 15 tries makes her hard to love on top

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