Delaware Park picks and analysis: September 13, 2025 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: September 13, 2025

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

RACE 1

4. Suitefourfourthree	Wouldn’t mind seeing this one get out of the gate in better order; has faced better and best would put her right there
1. Cocktail Humor	Trainer Ness has a 40%-plus strike rate with a positive ROI moving horses up first off the claim in maiden claiming company; rider Chuan lands here
7. Code Name Willow	Has run competitively versus better; sire Peace and Justice’s offspring win 17% of the time in dirt routes

RACE 2

8. Nancy Made My Day	Trainer Magee wins at a 29% clip on big drops; could be speed of the speed and has faced better
3. Makizan	Makes second start off the bench and back in Carrasco barn, which is having a strong DEL meet
5. P J’s Song	Blinkers back off after a poor turf outing; just missed versus Crabcakes N Beer, who repeated

RACE 3

3. Distant Winter	Won North American debut for Motion, then second behind Argentinian G1 winner making her North American bow; should sit a good trip with pace to run into
6. Dynamic Actress	Figures to be part of the early pace and drawn outside others who’ll be gunning for the top spot; could go a ways if allowed to relax and makes third start off the bench for a barn having a good meet
4. Tiki Bar	Will be running at the end; note regular pilot Gomez defects to top choice

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RACE 4

2. Style Me Royal	Astute claim arrives on two-race heater, including latest in allowance company, from which show horse won next 9/11; could sit a good trip with several speedy sorts
3. King of Hollywood	Couldn’t go with #9 in latest and could be one of several contending for the early lead here; shifts into Nunn barn
1. Lookin At Roses	Consistent sort arrives with two straight wins; will try to tuck in behind speedy types and pounce

RACE 5

2. Forty Seven Smoker	Showed pretty good speed before backing up in one of the better 2yo maiden events of the Timonium meet; shows a work since
8. Ry Ry	First-timer for trainer Brinkman, who has a 3.20 ROI when debuting 2yo in maiden claiming company in limited opportunities; sire Rock Your World off to a solid start with 2yo firsters
12. God I Need a Favor	Looked terrible in first half of debut outing but ran on nicely once getting her feet under her; could take a big step forward here

RACING NOTES

Jockey and trainer stats through Sept. 6…
Off as the favorite, Big Cuddle won the first race maiden special for two-year-olds Thursday, rallying to win by 2 1/2 lengths under jockey Yedsit Hazlewood. By Great Notion, Big Cuddle is trained by Gary Capuano…
Trainer Jose Ramirez won a pair Thursday, scoring with Wicked Kitten ($13.20) and Toogoodtosell ($5.80). Alexander Crispin rode the former, and Pedro Cotto, Jr. was on the latter…
The Saturday card features the $100,000 George Rosenberger Memorial (R3) and the $100,000 DTHA Governors Day (R7), both restricted to horses that have started at DEL this meet. It also includes the $50,000 Robert Camac Memorial (R4), an $8,000 starter allowance…

RACE 6

8. Amendment	Fended off pace pressure throughout in latest but could not hold off late runner in a strong outing; seeks to bounce back on shortish rest
7. Lady Vintage	Takes sizable drop out of maiden special weight company (trainer Stidham 19% on the drop)
12. Virtual	Improved outing on drop to this level in latest; stuck with it after it seemed to be going sideways

RACE 7

8. Cadet Corps	Should sit a good trip off some early speed types; only recent defeat came to multiple G3 winner Surface to Air, and like that he was able to run down the speed last out on speedy CNL strip
1. Howgreatisnate	Switches back into barn of trainer Simoff, who won four straight with him as a 2yo in ’22; added ground won’t hurt the cause
5. Adero	In good form and rider Pennington stays aboard

RACE 8

8. Centeya	Showed good speed and stayed on two back, then last out rallied wilingly but couldn’t quite get to longtime leader; third start in new barn the charm? Has been in the money five straight
13. Major Mayhem	Major player if drawing in following troubled runner-up outing at Penn; five of seven to run back have finished first or second
6. Like a Dream	Solid first outing against winners in a race that’s produced a next out winner
3. Sea Shanty	Has run some pretty good races without winning but stuck at this two-life level for four straight

RACE 9

8. Royal Princess	Improving sophomore has raced at some of the top tracks around and has a first and a second from two local starts; figures to be in the second flight early and hoping to pounce late in a race with plenty of early lick
1. Magnolia Prime	Not a terrible outing on the lawn in the Galway up at the Spa in latest and gets back to surface where she won her debut impressively; one of several with early foot here, she draws the rail and the short way around
7. Green Eyed Monster	Could sit a good trip with plenty of targets to run at and makes second start off a freshening

RACE 10

3. Rama Bama Lana	Good try in first in Ness barn at higher level; has a couple of good tries and a couple of stinkers but may land in a good spot on the drop
12. Nohai	Big improvement in latest in first with blinkers on when 27-1; repeat puts her right there
5. Dance On Air	Gets blinks on and switches back to dirt in second of the year and second in Hendriks barn

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