Delaware Park picks and analysis: August 8, 2025 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: August 8, 2025

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

RACE 1

5. High Heel Native	Sire Spun to Run not exactly setting the world on fire, but one of this one’s half-sibs won on debut and trainer Reed had a debut near-winner (who was DQed) earlier this meet
4. Mom Esterina	Showed good speed in debut; ought to be fitter now
2. Divine Seeker	The morning bullets will attract plenty of attention

RACE 2

1. Sassafrassness	Beat older two back and drops out of allowance company for top barn
6. Tuned to the Moon	Drops from allowance company after a pair of bland efforts despite being well bet; blinks go on, and this one might be winging it up front
5. Tricky River	Graduated two back, and first against winners was OK

RACE 3

6. Hegs	In two turf tries, the speed hasn’t really come back; there’s enough signed on here that if the race holds together, it might, and this one will be running late
10. Kunooz	Should be a major player if drawing in
4. Country Charlie	Speed of the speed
8. Great Artist	First turf try versus winners was competitive

IF DIRT: 1-6-5

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RACE 4

6. Sina	Very good debut at Churchill behind $300k yearling Chopsticks
7. Tap Into Grace	First foal out of a four-time winner for a barn with big stats first out
2. Sweet Shenanigans	Trainer Capuano in the last 5 years is 7-for-18 with debut runners in special weight company with a positive ROI

RACE 5

1. Pallino	Has run well in both tries versus $16k types
6. Discreet Devil	Really didn’t run poorly in latest versus much better at 167-1
2. Great Kisser	Has had a tough time with the three-life condition but best efforts contend

IF DIRT: 1-5-2

RACING NOTES

Check out Delaware Park jockey and trainer stats through Aug. 2 here…
Jockey Carol Cedeno had a big day, winning three times, not once on the favorite. One of her wins came in the $50,000 Delaware certified showcase aboard Sam Stormy ($44.60), trained by Giovanni Salinas. The five-year-old rallied from midflight to win by a neck over veteran Crabs N Beer…
Cedeno also won perhaps the day’s oddest race. That was the seventh, a starter/optional claimer, in which 1-2 favorite Spikezone did not leave the gate and ultimately walked off. The primary beneficiary was Karan’s Notion, with Cedeno up for owner-breeder-trainer Nancy Heil…
You might want to keep an eye on Rose Room ($4.60), who won Thursday at first asking with Julio Hernandez up for trainer Michael Stidham. The two-year-old Ghostzapper filly, a Godolphin homebred who’s a half-sister to multiple graded winner Pixelate, stalked the pace in fifth and blew past her rivals with only modest encouragement to win by two lengths…
It was a bombs-away! kinda day: the late Pick 5, with a sequence that included 21-1 Sam Stormy, 6-1 Karan’s Notion, and 9-2 Practical Coach returned $14,685.35 on a 50-cent wager…

RACE 6

3. Itsamonstamash	Last couple are good and makes third start off the bench; wide rally in latest
1. In My Memories	Won twice here last year and has group’s best speed figs; curious to see how this race develops, as this one and #4 both are likely to show speed
2. Intrepid Mo	Figs don’t measure up, but debut was excellent despite disastrous trip and follow-up victory has produced a winner and three runners-up from four to run back

RACE 7

8. Renovator	Dam was a three-time winner on the lawn, and trainer Matz has a postive ROI with first-timers
5. Leverage	This half of the Motion pair gets one of his regular riders at DEL
6. Tyrus	Sire was a multiple G1 winner on turf, and his offspring have been running pretty well first out, though few early winners

IF DIRT: 1-2-9

RACE 8

1. King Size	$925k yearling’s sibs haven’t been much, but this one is bred similarly to G1 winners Beyond Brilliant and Gift Box; barn can win first out
6. Platform	Showed speed in debut, can improve
7. Farooq	Half-brother to stakes winner and nearly $700k earner Galerio figures better as he ages