Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 5, 2024 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 5, 2024

Picks and analysis for this evening’s card from Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races:

RACE 1

6. Army Cadet	Relatively lightly raced type galloped against bottom maidens last out and catches a manageable group here
4. Duke of Dooly	Speedster will control the pace, but his history of gacking up leads makes him hard to love on top
5. Sidney’s Bid	Morning line favorite has run credibly against better recently but has been stuck at this two-life condition for over a year

RACE 2

6. Fortheloveofrun	Pay attention to the toteboard: if any of the first-timers take significant play, give ’em a long look; breeder and former owner McIngvale liked this guy enough to run him twice at Keeneland, and that second-place finish makes him a logical play here
2. It’s Hammertime	Trainer Gary Capuano’s overall record with firsters isn’t great, but he’s 2-for-7 with them in special weight company here; dam was a stakes winner, one sib won at first asking, and sire Vekoma off to a quick start
3. Bourbon N Lace	Trainer Pecoraro has a pair (this one and #5); two of this one’s sibs won first time out, and top local pilot Rodriguez gets the call

RACE 3

3. Distorted d’Oro	First-timer is out of a Grade 2-placed mare; Stidham barn can get ’em ready to run first out
7. Midnight Prowler	Useful debut when getting within a couple before tiring in the lane at GP, and top runners have run well since; gets blinkers on for this
6. Toy Collector	Clement pair (#5 and this one) are super-well-bred; this one cost $550k at auction, and the other is a half to multiple G1 winner Lady Eli;; either could be capable, and if you’re wondering why they’d be here, it might just be that there’s no race for them at Saratoga, leaving ’em on the sidelines until mid-June otherwise

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RACE 4

5. Dia de Sol	Makes this unusual condition — haven’t won in eight months — by about two weeks and no starts since; pretty much an all or nothing horse, since if she can return to last year’s form, she wins here
4. Lantern’s Candy	Connex liked this one enough to waive the claiming price in first two off the bench; finds lowest level yet
8. Murumbi	Arriagada barn with productive start to meet

RACE 5

8. Canny Land	Prior two-turn turf try competitive with these; perhaps a useful return to action when running evenly sprinting
3. Woke Up a Diva	Improved effort in last and breeding suggests turf try is due
2. Mischiefness	Even try versus similar in last

Racing Notes

Apprentice riders Ederik Robles (10 wins) and Gabriel Maldonado (9) are atop the jockey standings, along with veteran Jaime Rodriguez, who is 9-for-22. Maldonado went 4-for-11 last week…
Trainer Graham Motion went 3-for-4 on the grass last week and overall is 4-for-6 at the meet. Jamie Ness leads all trainers with 8 wins…
Trainer Gary Capuano is 4-for-10 with an average win payout of $14.50…

RACE 6

6. Awesome Ruta	No Sierra Leone or Catching Freedom in this group is good news for this guy
5. Deposition	Ambitiously handled sort gets Lasix on in return to non-stakes company
2. Ice the Kicker	Showed early promise and may be forging back to better form

RACE 7

5. Helms Deep	The Dinner Party was a little bit too much company for this one; prior turf tries compete
10. Two by Two	Consistent sort will be running late and could get pace to run at
3. Bustin Up	Speedy and consistent

RACE 8

10. Alva Starr	G1 winner returns to track where she owns two wins; just about any of her last several races wins this one, and while this is clearly not the target, she won’t need to be her very best
1. Yesternight	Went off the favorite in a G3 at Churchill two back; owns two wins and career-best Beyer fig at the trip
5. Kant Hurry Love	Keeping good company and Delaware native McCarthy comes in for the mount

RACE 9

7. City Rage	May try to pop the latches on top and take ’em all the way
6. Loose Goose	Not every day that you see a 5yo newly gelded
3. Shackled Love	Onetime stakes winner disappointed in last; Capuano barn off to productive start

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