Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 14, 2025 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 14, 2025

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

RACE 1

7. Conquest Dancer	Packed it in after taking brief lead in latest, but has been facing better
1. Sandpiper Memories	Late-running sort might get optimal pace scenario; barely sneaks into condition
3. Carroll Girl	Another who barely makes condition, she’s mostly faced better but will have to contend with pace pressure

RACE 2

8. Silly Rabbit	Stuck with it despite trip trouble early and late and rewarded via DQ; trainer Motion has a strong record with last-out maiden winners
4. Warning Signs	Has kept better company and galloped when dropped into maiden claiming ranks; that race produced three next-out winners
7. Chevy Man	Claimed and put away at the end of last grass season, returned to score and runner-up Koru graduated at LRL June 13

RACE 3

5. Firmantown	Won two of three and finished third in tough heat at PIM; could be speed of the speed and gets leading rider up
3. Tojo’s Mojo	Gelded since stinker in latest; has kept better company and ability to run into pace may come in handy
4. Boyd’s Band	Solid return to action

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RACE 4

5. Antisocial	Nothing wrong with outings to date on main track, now trying turf after several turf works; half-sis Keeper Ofthe Stars won a Grade 1 on the lawn
13. Simulate	Makes first start since last July, when he graduated at the Spa at second asking; of the top seven to run back from that heat, six went one-two in their next starts; trainer Mott a good record off the bench
1. Twain	Two good races to start his career, and nothing wrong with latest when he couldn’t go with 1-2 Reagan’s Wit but didn’t miss runner-up slot by much when clear of rest

RACE 5 – ALAPOCAS RUN STAKES

6. Buccherino	Formful sort arrives off a win in the Mr. Prospector at MTH; well-drawn outside, can use ample early lick to best advantage
1. Damon’s Mound	Though fast enough, in this speedy group may be on the chase, but with a bunch of speed signed on, that’s no problem; missed ’24 season after $500k ’23
3. Sunny Breeze	Hooked in a speed duel after vacation which saw top pair after a quarter finish last, second-to-last; best efforts contend

RACING NOTES

Jockeys Jaime Rodriguez and Paco Lopez each won twice on Thursday…
Veteran trainer John Worsley got his first win of the meet when Little Crybaby ($10.00) won the opener, and eight different trainers scored…
Warming ($3.40) got the money in the day’s featured allowance for sophomore fillies, flying home to make up over six lengths in the final furlong to win by a neck. Samuel Marin was in the irons for Graham Motion, and Warming is 2-for-3 in her career…

RACE 6 – OBEAH STAKES

7. Foxy Junior	Useful return to action sprinting, now stretching out to distance at which she’s 5-for-8; looks for stalk-and-pounce trip
8. Malibu Beauty	Speedy 7yo returned running last out in first of season; should be part of the early vanguard and owns five wins over the strip
5. Gun Song	G2 winner had a challenging opening half-mile in latest and was out of gas at the quarter-pole; recent form isn’t great, but somewhere in there is the filly who just missed versus champion Thorpedo Anna in the Cotillion

RACE 7 – CAPE HENLOPEN STAKES

3. Kay Army	Well beaten in latest but winner came back to win the G1 Manhattan; this guy owns two wins at the 12-furlong trip and the right to improve in second off a 14-month break
6. Harrow	Onetime $16,000 claim has outrun that and then some and gave credible account of himself in G3 McKnight at this distance
5. Desvio	We know he likes this turf course since he won the Kent over it last year, and he ought to handle the added ground; arrives off a very good effort behind multiple graded winner Fort Washington in G3 Dinner Party

RACE 8 – DELAWARE DERBY

6. Kentucky Outlaw	Working lights out since May 10 Long Branch win; repeated gate issues have dogged him, but in a race light on early foot they may prove less troubling here; should reach good stalking position and aim to take over from there
3. Admiral Dennis	Has kept better company than these and gave a good account of himself when fourth in the G1 Blue Grass; they’ll need to hold him off late
2. Academy	Good-looking score in dirt bow, though not sure yet what was behind him; trainer Motion has a 23% strike rate and positive ROI heading into stakes company with last-out maiden winners; might have the early lead, especially if #6 has usual gate problems

RACE 9 – G3 DELAWARE OAKS

5. Paris Lily	Ran big when setting solid fractions and just failing in the G2 Black-Eyed Susan; slight cutback in distance a plus and ought to be sitting one-two again early in this one
4. Margie’s Intention	Needed full stretch to run down Paris Lily last out after good trip; a little less ground here might lead to turned tables
3. Complexity Jane	Speedy sort’s still undefeated

RACE 10

4. Richard Feynman	Lone turf try pretty solid behind $210k Chad Brown shipper
6. My Vacation	Win-early family and bred top and bottom for turf, now gets it
5. Flamenco Star	Gelded for first try in nearly a year