Delaware Park picks and analysis: August 15, 2024 * The Racing Biz

Delaware Park picks and analysis: August 15, 2024

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

RACE 1

4. Flat Lucky	Has rounded back into form and looks best of these; winner of last was beaten for $4k next out, though, so let’s not get too crazy with the odds
1. Bold Medication	Has excuses in last couple; best efforts are right there
5. Runnin Joke	Trainer Jones wins 9% of the time with barn switchers

RACE 2

9. Rolly	Drops to bottom after willing try versus runaway 3-5 winner; might be speediest here, so cutback to sprinting not a worry
1. Storm Cat Eyes	Bit of a clunker in last but better efforts could win here; runner-up from latest graduated in next
7. Golden Al	Competes with these

RACE 3

3. Gavichi	Exits a pretty tough heat at Parx and two removed from a win versus similar; should sit a good trip
1. Afleet Diva	Possible speed of the speed galloped two back and ran a sneaky good one in latest when part of three-horse speed duel
6. Boca Royalty	Benefited from tripartite speed duel when sitting good trip in latest; probably doesn’t get quite that good a setup here

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RACE 4

3. Specialagentjonson	Flashed a bit of speed in only prior turf sprint and has kept better company; blinkers on today
14. Office Corruption	Could be a major player if drawing in off the AE; plenty of early zip and stayed better in latest when dropped into claiming ranks
1. Dark Dutchess	Move to turf was the right one and dirt sprint tries weren’t awful for level
4. Hot On Your Heels	Cutback in distance a plus

RACE 5

3. Big Brown Shoes	Galloped versus lesser in latest and should be able to use speed to best advantage
4. Red Devolution	Caught a tough group in latest behind repeat winner and $375k earner Wendell Fong, who ran second
6. We B Shackin	Ran on a bit in the lane in return from break and has better efforts to run back to

RACING NOTES

Jockey Kevin Lundie notched his first win of the meet Wednesday when he piloted Rue Cambon to a length victory in the seventh, a maiden special weight going 1 1/2 miles on the turf. Off as the 3-1 second choice, the Graham Motion-trained Rue Cambon paid $8.20 to win. Lundie is 1-for-24 at the meet.
Trainer Pedro Nazario, scuffling through a 1-for-69 start to the meet, perked up yesterday with two wins from three starters. He won the second when Tweet Away Robin, with Paul Luna Obregon up, ran down longtime leader R Averie Lynn, and the fourth when Bright Forecast (Raul Mena) stalked and pounced. In the nightcap, his Lady Gabrielle, with Kevin Lundie up, finished third.

RACE 6

3. Iron Lady	Daughter of Omaha Beach is half to a two-time grass winner; sire wins at a gaudy 23% clip with 2yo debut runners, and barn can win first out
4. Social Love	Credible debut behind a winner who was a $575k auction purchase
9. Winning Streep	Dam won only start on the lawn, and sire Oscar Performance was a multiple Grade 1 winner on grass who’s turning into a very good turf sire

RACE 7

2. Excitable Boy	Speedy sort’s latest was flattered when winner returned to win stake at LRL; doesn’t need the lead here and should get a good forward trip in short field
3. Confiscated	Has run well in both prior starts, with debut outing producing three next out winners and runner-up from latest graduating in next
6. Wickline	Will be odds-on by post time and has talent to burn; broke about four gates outward in last, which was first in over a year, and drawn on outside once again may be a concern

RACE 8

3. Reckless Kelly	Protected in first off the bench, which may have been a prep to get back on turf for first time since last fall; prior turf tries might do the trick and should be tactical enough to get a good trip
10. Duela Dent	Decent try versus better over soft turf in only prior try on the lawn; may be main speed
4. My Girl Ginger	Should be running on late; no impact in the Stormy Blues, but prior try against allowance foes wasn’t bad
5. White Heat	Graduated nicely in latest; lightbulb on?

RACE 9

7. Russian Hammer	Rallied nicely in latest after sluggish break; has flashed a bit of speed before and if he can be a bit closer to the early action, he’ll be hard to turn back late
1. Badbadbobby	Parx shipper’s only win came at 6f
5. Wesley Thomas	Emerged from early four-way pace scramble early in last to go clear but could not hold off late charge of the much larger Grand Rozzo; should have company up front from #4

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