Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 29, 2024 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 29, 2024

Picks and analysis for this afternoon’s card from Delaware Park:

RACE 1

5. Deleted Video	Class dropper was up against it on speed-favoring day last time on dirt versus better; connections want out
2. Minny Speightster	Return to route distance a plus
1. Alabama Shake	Debut wasn’t terrible

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RACE 2

1. Jackson Road	Seemed to be done, then found more in season debut; show horse came back with a win
4. Intrepid’s Legacy	Half to stakes winners Intrepid Dream and Intrepid Daydream gelded since graduation score in a race that’s produced two next out winners
6. Crooked Dreams	Much the best in last and shifts into red-hot Arriagada barn

RACE 3

7. Wow Wish	Last was better than it looks as runner stuck with it after being taken back out of second flight
4. Etretat	Couldn’t go with runaway winner in last but well clear of rest; shifts into Sullivan barn
2. I Had Enough	Robb-Crispin combo 11-for-27 at DEL

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RACE 4 – ON THE TURF

7. Thirty West	Good tries in last couple and can waive the claiming tag here
5. Saisir Le Jour	Drops into claiming company for first time off not-terrible try in maiden event here won by $290k Girvin firster
11. Starforce	Disappointed as choice in last but has better to run back to and makes third start off the bench
3. Rugby Road	Inclined to draw a line through last in amateur rider race with multiple issues; first of the season here

RACE 5

6. Touchdown Montage	Pressed into submission in last but could control pace here; third off the bench
9. Gran Runner	Bit of a freshening and has been facing better; 3-for-4 over the strip
4. Red Devolution	Narrowly missed in last versus similar

RACING NOTES

After upsets in the last four races, including 12-1 Boardwalk Fries (R5) and 9-1 Arch Street (R6), Thursday’s late Pick 5 returned $15,427 on a 50-cent wager…
Jockeys Julio Hernandez and Jaime Rodriguez swept Thursday’s first five races, with Hernandez scoring three times…
Trainer Graham Motion went one-three in the day’s featured turf allowance when Brazilian-bred For Flying scored in her North American bow, winning a two-other-than by three parts of a length under Kevin Gomez…

RACE 6

8. Clockstrikestwelve	Last a disappointment but two-back effort good enough; has kept better company and makes third off the bench
1. Next Episode	VA-bred allowance win came against Carolina Krystyna who recently won a N2X at LRL; prior two-turn tries just so-so
2. Blonde Samaritan	Just missed versus subsequent Lyphard winner Stern Chaser here last year

RACE 7

3. Freedom Road	Speed figs tower over rivals’, could be controlling speed, and because of the way the condition is written, gets to win it (potentially) for second time
1. Willow Creek Road	Cuts back to preferred one-turn distance; show horse from last sprint, Lochmoor, now a winner of three straight
6. Perfect Edge	Lightly raced sort found Keeneland waters too deep; this group should be more to his liking

RACE 8

1. Doin’ittherightway	Delaware lover should have too much for these and make it three straight
3. Goodluckchuck	Speedy sort should best rest but would need significant turnaround to beat top choice
4. Hey Porter	Beat lesser two back