Delaware Park picks and analysis: August 7, 2024

  • userThe Biz
  • dateAugust 7, 2024

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

  • DATE: August 7, 2024, 12:30 p.m. first post
  • RACES ON CARD: 8
  • CARRYOVERS: None
  • POST TIME: 12:30 p.m.

RACE 1

6. Hightime ValentineThrottled easier in latest and has previously navigated two turns readily; well drawn outside other speed
2. MurumbiCouldn’t really close into sluggish pace in latest but may get more congenial setup here
1. Chloe RoseLikely to be on the engine from inside draw

RACE 2

8. Spin the MoonShowed a bit of speed versus better in two tries on the turf; half-sib Kiss the Girl was a multiple stakes winner on the main track; obviously this is a bit of a shot in the dark, but nobody in this group demands to be used in the top spot
2. Wicked KittenTwo recent tries at the level aren’t bad, though better one came going two turns
6. Orb’s Party GirlFires from time to time

RACE 3 – OFF THE TURF

3. VolatilityHas multiple dirt tries better than her rivals’; likely will have to close into it
6. Mary’s BoonFirst start in over a year for this speedster; trainer Robertson 14% off long layoffs and this one has been training quickly — that bullet half on 7/19 was nearly two seconds (!) faster than the second-fastest move
4. Reckless KellyBest dirt effort came sprinting

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RACE 4

1. Sacred ThunderNothing wrong with either of his starts; winner of latest was a Godolphin-bred colt by Violence
6. RedoubtableripkenHalf-brother to multiple stakes winner and Preakness starter Coffeewithchris; barn can win first time out
7. StaygoldponyboyCredible debut and gelded in the interim

RACE 5 – OFF THE TURF

8. Arijana’s PearlDidn’t miss by much in latest when Gate Song snuck up the rail to win; could have similar trip today
12. Gate SongLed a long way in last before settling for third
10. La FantasmaBreeding says dirt should work fine; sire Ghostzapper a Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and dam Special Event won twice on the main track

RACING NOTES

  • Jockeys Dexter Haddock and Ederik Robles each won a pair on Saturday. Robles has 26 wins, good for fourth in the colony, while Haddock is 6-for-13…
  • Trainer Bev Strauss notched her first victory of the meet when My Danny Boy ($12.80) won the seventh race under seven-pound bug Felix Astudillo…
  • The speedy Maryland-bred Intrepid’s Legacy made it four straight at the meet when he won Saturday’s fourth, a starter/optional claimer. The Imagining gelding is a homebred for Larry Fowler and trained by Gary Capuano…

RACE 6

3. Hey BrotherSpeed, speed, and more speed in this contest points you to a runner who’s demonstrated the ability to sit off it and still win; there are question marks, though, so be wary of odds dropping too low
5. Bold d’OroGraduated in latest after a couple of earlier near-misses; lightbulb on?
6. Talkin PharoahVery speedy type in good form now and just missed last out versus Parx allowance foes against another formful sort in Paradise Valley

RACE 7 – OFF THE TURF

11. ZihuatanejoCouldn’t go with the runaway winner in latest but held the show spot; pilot Lopez here just for the one mount
3. Half a LeagueBlinkers experiment in last didn’t go as planned, so they come off; two back effort contends
2. Work HardDirt tries are competitive with this group; none of six to run back from latest has finished in the money

RACE 8

4. Peach NectarTwo straight wins and show horse from latest won next out
2. John’s PromiseHas run two good ones since return from lengthy layoff; will sit off the likely pace here
5. Gran RunnerFaltered versus better but now drops back to appropriate level

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