Delaware Park picks and analysis: July 9, 2026
- CARRYOVERS: Pick 5, $21,540
- POST TIME: 12:20 P.M.
- NUMBER OF RACES: 9
RACE 1: 6-7-3-1
#6 Chill Bean is in pretty good form now, having won two back and last out making a strong middle move before settling for second, and winner C C Girl moved up a notch to repeat; first off the Simone claim… #7 Pasila didn’t run well in latest, but that was against better and came as her first off a 3-month layoff; improvement possible… #3 South Boundary skips a condition in this spot and tries two turns for the first time; most of her figs easily win in this spot, but her last couple are terrible, and where’d her early speed go? Maybe the added ground and drop to the bottom are the wakeup call she needs…
RACE 2: 4-1-3-6
#4 Miti Fast Flower dusted similar two back and really didn’t run a bad race last out when moved up to face starter foes; drop back into beaten company should aid the cause… #1 Mabee Luckynwild probably isn’t good enough to beat the better horses in here, but she ought to control it early on the stretch out; maybe she’ll get brave on the front… #3 Lady Arwen finished just behind our top choice last out, and if you like the one, you probably ought to like the other…
RACE 3: OFF THE TURF
PICKS: 6-11-3-1
RACE 4: 5-6-7-1
#5 Seeking Unity is also seeking a bounceback effort after two pretty putrid efforts against better, but as recently as April this one was running races that would win here; trainer Simone is 4-for-8 with runners switching into his barn and dropping in class… #6 Patton’s Tizzy fought on gamely last time but could not quite hold off the winner and was claimed by Carlos Sepulveda; note that he has not won beyond six furlongs… #7 Strategist had an improved try last out when second at 16-1…
RACE 5: 1-6-7-3
Useful enough return to action last out by #1 Shaft’s Bullet when just missing the win after a wide, rallying trip in his first in over a year; trainer Capuano is 3-for-8 second off long layoffs when stretching out to a route, and this one could catch a lively pace to run into… #6 Speedyness has a ton of early foot and probably makes the lead, but he’s sure to be pressed and may find it hard to hold off the closers; has kept tough company… #7 Tracking Error enters off a win in a race that’s produced a next-out winner…
RACE 6: OFF THE TURF
PICKS: 7-15-13-6
RACE 7: 5-2-4-1
#5 Glows in the Dark has won two straight, and in a race with some front-end speed, she could sit an ideal trip and pounce in the lane… #2 Tennesseehoneybee might be speed of the speed in this spot and returns to the Gallegos barn; if unchallenged early, she’ll be tough to reel in… #4 Peridot Pendant is another with a ton of early speed and likely to hook up with #2 in the early stages; has won five of six…
RACE 8: OFF THE TURF
PICKS: 7-8-3-4
RACE 9: 3-4-6-2
Trying to beat the chalk in a race where it’s easy enough to shoot holes in all of ’em… #3 Citified has been away a couple of months and has a couple of outings probably good enough to win here; maybe the time off will do the trick at a (hopefully) attractive price… #4 Cloud Kisses suffered a tough beat in latest but tried hard all the way… #6 Chestertown Jane is the most likely winner, but how low do you wanna go on a runner that pretty much slowed to a walk in her last two starts?
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