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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