Heavily favored Gufo had to work for it but rallied to win the Grade 3 Kent Stakes at Delaware Park and set a track record in the process.
Project Whiskey, a Butch Reid trainee, pulled a 38-1 upset in Saturday’s Grade 3 Delaware Oaks, earning 50 points towards the Kentucky Oaks.
Trainer Lacey Gaudet’s recent plans haven’t quite worked out for Long Point Beach, but a good outing in Saturday’s Delaware Oaks would solve that.
Hopeful Growth is among the contenders for Saturday’s G3 Delaware Oaks, and trainer Anthony Margotta is hoping this is the first of an Oaks trio.
Delaware Park will join NYRA in an all-graded stakes Pick 5 Saturday featuring the Delaware Oaks, Kent Stakes, and three New York races.
Oaklawn stakes winner Piece of My Heart is a slight morning line favorite for Saturday’s G3 Delaware Oaks, which this year is a Kentucky Oaks prep.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy will gun for his second straight Kent Stakes win when he climbs aboard morning line favorite Gufo Saturday at Delaware Park.
Jockey Carol Cedeno won five races at Delaware Park this afternoon to continue a hot streak that’s seen her win 14 times in her last five riding days.
Delaware Park will reduce the number of patrons permitted from 3,000 to 1,000, effective immediately, the track announced.
Last Wednesday, Delaware Park became the first Eastern track to permit fans to attend, and our correspondent was one of them.