Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 20, 2024 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 20, 2024

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

RACE 1

1. Phlying Phyllis	Seems to have been outworking stablemate #4 and gets Torrealba for only mount of the day
7. Beautiful Blome	Full sister to a first-out winner, and Blofeld well above average with 2yo firsters
3. Uptown Miss	Look for this one to be better on turf down the road

RACE 2

3. Court Contender	Middle move to the lead before tiring in last versus similar; reunited with rider Cruz, who owns two wins with this one
1. Omar Comin	Returns to main track; runner-up from two back win moved up a level to win next
2. Traffic Master	Likely to be strong favorite off near-miss versus better as fave in last

RACE 3 – ON THE TURF

9. Go Take Charge	Second or third last three on turf
6. Darvesh	Dam and best sibling were allowance types on turf; sire Bolt d’Oro does well with two-turn turfers
7. Rum Tum Tugger	Was part of sluggish pace in last but couldn’t seal the deal
4. Return Fire	Was up close to fast early pace in only prior turf try and stayed on willingly

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RACE 4

5. Sunset Town	Should be able to establish the front and will be tough to reel in; nice win in N3L company in last and lands in good spot here
7. Kenny Had a Notion	Veteran isn’t that far removed from races that would win here
2. Strugar	May be cycling back to better form and gets leading rider up

RACE 5 – ON THE TURF

3. Elfuegomasbrilante	In this wide-open heat full of longtime maidens, demand value; runner ran well enough in two local tries last year and finds lowest level yet
7. Tio Tony	Only beaten a couple versus better in most recent turf try last November
4. Alabama Shake	Showed speed in debut on dirt; dam was stakes-placed on the green stuff
13. Raji	Will be tough if drawing in but needs several scratches

Racing Notes

Jockey Carol Cedeno had a hat trick, winning with Tak E Lady (3-1), Killy Start (12-1), and Auto Glide (7-2)…
With nearly $100,000 in the pool, the early pick 5 returned over $4,100 on a 50-cent ticket, while the late pick 5, with a carryover of $11,000 entering the day, returned $1,858…

RACE 6

2. Melt With You	Gelded and gets blinkers off; debut runner-up outing here came behind runner who’s now 3-for-3
6. My Sanctuary	Don’t love that last outing when given the right pace setup and couldn’t seal it, but prior dirt form contends
3. Arrow Speed	Return to main track and drop from special weight company both pluses

RACE 7 – ON THE TURF

7. Megacity	Formful sort has won three straight, two at this level; should control the pace and have enough to hold off late runners
9. Wicked Finn	Has been keeping tough company
4. Who’s Counting	Has been running over jumps, so fitness no concern

RACE 8

2. Dancing Beauty	Bit of a freshening after disappointing try at odds-on in last and switches into Simoff barn; her best would be tough to beat in here
7. Dark Dutchess	Good try in last versus similar and runner-up moved up a notch to win at PEN
3. Montana Rose	Two-back effort plenty good enough for these, but last out try, when stopping after setting sluggish fractions, is worrisome