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June 20 Insights

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WELL-BRED LIVE OAK FILLY DEBUTS AT GP

2nd-GP, $65K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 12:30p.m.

Live Oak homebred LOVED GLOBALLY (Uncle Mo) makes her career bow in this juvenile test. Her second dam is Grade I-winning millionaire My Typhoo (Ire) (Giant’s Causeway), who is a daughter of Europea Highweight Urba Sea (Miswaki) and a half-sister to the mighty Galileo (Ire); champion Sea the Stars (Ire); ad MG1SW Black Sam Bellamy (Ire). This is also the family of Group 1 winner Bracelet (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). Wesley Ward is always live with juvenile firsters and he saddles Into the Sunrise (Into Mischief). The $325,000 KEESEP purchase is out of a daughter of SW & MGISP Harbour Club (Danzig) and hails from the family of GISW Game Face (Menifee). TJCIS PPs

HALF TO SALTY DEBUTS AT CHURCHILL

4th-CD, $79K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 2:26p.m.

Ian Wilkes unveils a half-sister to Grade I winner Salty (Quality Road) in BELLUCCI (American Pharoah). Their dam is SP Theycallmeladyluck (Dixie Union), who is a daughter of GSW Vegas Prospector (Crafty Prospector). Susan & Jim Hill’s $225,000 KEESEP buy Movie Moxy (Street Sense) also debuts here of a best-of-1 half-mile in :47 3/5 beneath the Twin Spires June 17. Her unraced dam is out of Grade I winner Shadow Cast (Smart Strike). TJCIS PPs

DAUGHTER OF ASHADO MAKES CAREER BOW AT DELAWARE

5th-DEL, $40K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 3:15p.m.

The latest offspring of dual champion Ashado (Saint Ballado), ALLENDE (Candy Ride {Arg}), makes her first trip to the post Friday for Mike Stidham. Her Hall of Fame dam captured seven Grade Is and earned over $3.9 million during her illustrious career before being purchased by Godolphin for $9 million at KEENOV. She is a full-sister to GISW Sunriver and GSW Saint Stephen. TJCIS PPs

BRISSET UNVEILS CONSTITUTION COLT FROM TALENTED FAMILY

10th-CD, $79K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 5:3p.m.

WinStar is represented by a first timer by their hot young sire Constitution here in HOMETOWN. Out of GSP Home Court (Storm Cat), the $170,000 KEENOV buy is a half to GISW Dancing Rags (Union Rags) and MGSW Coup de Grace (Tapit). Cheyenne Stables’ $285,000 FTSAUG purchase Mountain Air (Speightstown) also debuts here. She is out of a half-sister to champion Blind Luck (Pollard’s Vision). TJCIS PPs

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Lucky Move Takes Opening Day Obeah Stakes At Delaware Park

Ten Strike Racing's Lucky Move posted an upset victory in the $100,000 Obeah Stakes on the opening day card at Delaware Park today. The Obeah is the local prep for the Grade II Delaware Handicap to be run on July 11th.

With Roberto Rosado aboard, the daughter of Lookin At Lucky won by a 1 1/4-lengths and returned $87.60 as the second longest-shot in the field of eight. Vault, with Florent Geroux, finished second. It was another a 3-lengths farther back to the even-money favorite Lady Apple, with Ricardo Santana, Jr., in third. Lucky Move covered the mile and a sixteenth in 1:42.28 on a fast main track.

The Obeah Stakes was the first career stakes victory for the New York-bred conditioned by Juan Carlos Guerrero. She raised her career record to 5 wins from 27 starts with earnings of $264,573.

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Lucky Move Posts $87.60 Upset In Opening-Day Obeah Stakes At Delaware Park

Ten Strike Racing's Lucky Move posted an upset victory in the $100,000 Obeah Stakes on the opening day card at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday. The Obeah is the local prep for the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap to be run on July 11.

With Roberto Rosado aboard, the daughter of Lookin At Lucky won by 1 1/4 lengths and returned $87.60 as the second longest-shot in the field of eight. Vault, with Florent Geroux, finished second. It was another a three lengths farther back to the even-money favorite Lady Apple, with Ricardo Santana, Jr., in third. Lucky Move covered the mile and a sixteenth in 1:42.28 on a fast main track.

Second-last early as Bronx Beauty led the way, Lucky Move commenced a wide rally approaching the far turn, took command into the stretch and was never threatened. Fractions in the race were :23.30, :47.22, 1:11.35 and 1:36.04.

The Obeah Stakes was the first career stakes victory for the New York-bred conditioned by Juan Carlos Guerrero. She raised her career record to 5 wins from 27 starts with earnings of $264,573.

Ten Strike Racing claimed Lucky Move for $30,000 on April 30, 2019 out of a turf race at Churchill Downs. Lucky Move is out of the Quiet American mare, Quiet Mover.

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Spectators Permitted As Delaware Park Opens With Obeah Stakes On Wednesday

The 83rd season of live racing at Delaware Park is set to open this Wednesday with spectators and enhanced safety protocols, including enforced social distancing. More information on the safety protocols will be released at www.delawarepark.com on Monday.

The $100,000 Obeah Stakes highlights the ten race card.

Mark P. Grier's Gotham Gala will be seeking a repeat victory in the race when she faces 11 rivals in the local prep for the filly and mare summer classic – the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap slated for Saturday, July 11.

Gotham Gala will be making her 2020 debut in the race named in honor of the two-time Delaware Handicap winner in 1969 and 1970 and the dam of the Hall of Fame filly Go for Wand who was locally owned by Jane and Harry duPont's Christiana Stable.

“She is doing really well,” said trainer Arnaud Delacour. “Last year, she needed a race to really get going, but she really looks good and I think she is ready, so I am expecting a big effort from her.”

Last year, Gotham Gala posted a 3 ¼-length victory in the Obeah Stakes before finishing fourth in the Delaware Handicap. The 5-year-old daughter of Smart Strike followed with a one mile allowance victory at Keeneland before closing her 2019 campaign with a fourth in the G3 Turnback the Alarm Stakes at Aqueduct on November 2. The Kentucky-bred has a career record of four wins, a second and two thirds from 12 starts with earnings of $262,290.

Delacour has also entered Denlea Park and Mark Spellman's Fashion Faux Pas. In her only outing this year, the 4-year-old daughter of Flatter was unplaced in a mile allowance at Churchill Downs over a sloppy course on May 16. Last year, the Kentucky-bred won the Light Hearted Stakes by 14 ½-lengths at Delaware Park and then followed with a second in the G3 Delaware Oaks. She closed her 2019 campaign with a pair of unplaced efforts in stakes. Her career record is three wins, two seconds and a third from 11 starts with earnings of $177,817.

“She is doing great,” said Delacour. “I am very happy with her. She had a really good breeze on Friday. She is ready and she likes the course at Delaware Park. I know her recent form has been so-so, but I think she is ready to redeem herself. I am expecting strong efforts from both of my girls on Wednesday.”

The filly to beat is Phoenix Thoroughbred and KatieRich Stables' Lady Apple. In her most recent, the 4-year-old daughter of Curlin finished eighth in the G1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park on April 18. Previously, the Kentucky-bred trained by Steve Asmussen finished fifth in the G2 Azeri at Oaklawn on March 14. In her only other outing this year, she won the G3 Houston Lady Classic at Sam Houston on January 26. Last year, she won three G3 stakes – the Remington Oaks, the Iowa Oaks, and the Fantasy Stakes – and finished third in the G1 Kentucky Oaks. She has a career record of six wins, two seconds, and a third from 14 starts with earnings of $1,001,984.

Since the Obeah Stakes was inaugurated in 1996, only the 2006 older female champion Fleet Indian and I'm a Chatterbox, who won the race in 2016, have won the race and followed with a victory in the Delaware Handicap. Two fillies have finished second in the Obeah and won the Delaware Handicap. They were Unbridled Belle in 2007 and Power Play in 1997. Three winners of the Obeah Stakes have followed by running second in the Delaware Handicap. They were 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, Your Out in 2002 and Under the Rug in 2001.

Live racing will be conducted through October 17th. Racing is scheduled three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Thursdays will be added July 16th and continue through October 1st. First race daily post time is set for 1:15 p.m.

$100,000 Obeah Stakes

For fillies and mares at a mile and sixteenth

PP	HORSE	OWNER	TRAINER	JOCKEY	Wg	OD
1	Bronx Beauty	2WStables	Anthony Margotta Jr	Isacc Castillo	120	15-1
2	Wicked Awesome	Warwick Stable	A Ferris Allen	Frankie Pennington	120	12-1
3	Trolley Ride	James Eshleman	T. Bernard Houghton	Inoel Beato	120	15-1
4	Lady Apple	Phoenix Thoroughbred	Steven Asmussen	Ricardo Santana Jr	124	7/2
5	Gotham Gala	Mark P Grier	Arnaud Delacour	Trevor McCarthy	120	5-1
6	Ujjayi	TL Wise	Erin McClellan	Tyler Conner	120	15-1
7	Vault	Kueber Racing	Brad Cox	Florent Geroux	120	6-1
8	Fashion Faux Pas	Denlea Park	Arnaud Delacour	Daniel Centeno	120	8-1
9	Afleet Destiny	Trin-Brook Stables	Uriah St Lewis	Anthony Salgado	120	20-1
10	Lucky Move	Ten Strike Stable	Juan Carlos Guerrero	Roberto Rosado	120	8-1
11	Motion Emotion	Abbondanza Racing	Richard Bilas	Carol Cedeno	120	5-1
12	Trace of Grace	WMT Stable	T. Bernard Houghton	TBD	120	20-1

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