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.
Larry Jones’s Blue Violet is 8-1 in the morning line for the Grade 3 Obeah at Delaware Park. A win there would punch her ticket to the Delaware Handicap.
With gaming increasing around the region, Delaware Park, one of the first racinos, faces challenges as it opens its 2014 season.
The Grade 1 Delaware Handicap will take place on July 12, highlighting the 77th season of live racing at Delaware Park.
Delaware Park will race 81 days in 2014, from mid-May to mid-October, with its biggest race, the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap, in July.
Delaware Park paddock announcer Rich Glazier is known for his low-key delivery, quirky sense of humor — and ability to get a wager in no matter the odds against it.
Royal Delta crushed the Delaware Handicap field — and she did it without Lasix. Trainer Bill Mott said he would likely run her off Lasix again.