Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 5, 2025 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 5, 2025

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

RACE 1

2. Super Tiz	Heavily bet in CT debut, now dropping to bottom in first local try
4. Hundred Proof	Every once in a while, this guy pops a good one
5. Muthabir	Made debut against much better on synthetic; we’ll see how he takes to regular dirt

RACE 2

3. Al Ameeq	Easily last out at 1-20, should find the waters deeper here
1. The Heights	In a race with some speed signed on, this one may be picking them up late
6. Hey River	Has been competitive with similar at Parx and might try to take command early

RACE 3

6. La Tremenda	Not excited about the likely short odds, but on the drop in class as possibly the controlling speed, this one could be tough
8. Big Bolt	Had a couple of decent local tries last season; best contends
2. Judith’s Cross	First time on the main track

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RACE 4

6. Watch Your Tone	Second off the bench and has better to run back to; has enough tactical speed to work out a trip
3. Namora	Good effort in latest when just giving up the lead late and gets leading rider JRod up; pace scenario here likely to be a bit different if #1 gets away
7. Honor the Truth	Should be running at the end and will appreciate class relief

RACE 5

3. Man With the Money	$60k Munnings colt makes debut here; trainer Lake 15% with firsters, and this one is a half to a first-out winner who then ran third in stakes company
6. Stanley Cat	Solid effort last out in first turf sprint when tracking pace, lacking room in upper stretch before tiring
5. Mach Two Blue	Winner of lone turf try was a $200k Chad Brown shipper by Constitution

RACING NOTES

Jockey Carol Cedeno got off the duck with a pair of wins, aboard Mizoula ($7.20) for trainer Kerri Raven and Tricky River ($5.00) for Lynn Ashby…
The win for Tricky River came in her first start in over a year, as the four-year-old Great Notion filly took charge early and went on to win by seven to break her maiden…
Massif won the day’s featured allowance when put up via disqualification. The Sky Mesa gelding, ridden by Sheldon Russell for Brittany Russell, mounted a late rally that fell a nose short but benefited when winner Omni King was DQed for interfering with another rival. Massif paid $9.40…

RACE 6

5. Bellofthebluegrass	Has won two straight and arrives from Keeneland claim for barn that can win first off the claim; Bocachica here for just the one mount
4. Old Bay	Second off the bench; return to best form would put her in the mix
1. Chickieness	Showed speed and packed it in behind 8-5 winner in two-other-than; more congenial company should help

RACE 7

10. Sal’s Blue Jacket	Trainer Stidham 31% with a positive ROI off similarly lengthy breaks at DEL; has tactical speed to work out a trip
3. Venomous Vixen	Decent tries in allowance company at FG; rider Toledo enters off big weekend
1. Victoria’s Dancer	Ambitiously spotted in most recent on turf when 100-1 in G2; this spot a lot more friendly

RACE 8

4. Tweet Away Robin	Useful return to action and was ultra-competitve at this level last year
1. Valid Reason	Speedster could take ’em a long way
6. R Averie Lynn	Two-race win streak snapped in latest versus better