The just-completed Delaware Park meet was like an old spaghetti western, says Doug McCoy: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Minus Clint Eastwood, of course.
Delaware Park’s meet closed with a drop in handle despite strong business on its signature Delaware Handicap and Oaks cards.
We were on the scene on Delaware Handicap day to see Belle Gallantey upset Princess of Sylmar. The day in pictures.
Her connections claimed Belle Gallantey to win winter races at Aqueduct. They had no clue that a few months later, they’d win the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap.
In our weekend RaceBrief, we feature news and notes from the weekend’s racing: Ben’s Cat, the Delaware Handicap, the Haskell takes shape, and more.
We wrap up the undercard stakes on Delaware Handicap day.
Former claimer Belle Gallantey made every step a winning one in upsetting Princess of Sylmar to take the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap.
Trainer Marty Wolfson has twice trained the second-place finisher in the Delaware Handicap. Saturday, with Gamay Noir, he’s hoping it’s his turn.
Princess of Sylmar has been installed as the even-money favorite for Saturday’s Grade 1 Delaware Handicap.
Jockey Javier Castellano would love to win Saturday’s Delaware Handicap. But even if he does, he has bigger reasons to keep July 12 in mind.