The day might have been seen its share of rain, but a muddy track and the field of eight others were no trouble for Kenny McPeek's Crazy Beautiful. At Delaware Park in Wilmington, De., the daughter of Liam's Map bided her time behind the early leaders, made her move for the lead coming out of the final turn, and then pulled away from the rest of the horses to win the Delaware Oaks going away.
At the start, Orbs Baby Girl took command, with Hybrid Eclipse and Crazy Beautiful running a short length behind her. The longshot held the lead through the backstretch, with Mike Smith and Crazy Beautiful hovering on the outside, waiting for the right moment to make their move. On the final turn, as Hybrid Eclipse started to challenge Orbs Baby Girl, Crazy Beautiful went with her, drawing even with both fillies as they entered the stretch. On the straightaway, Crazy Beautiful took an easy lead, stretching her advantage out to six lengths, winning the 1 1/16-mile Delaware Oaks in 1:46.33.
Midnight Obsession, Leader of the Band, Hybrid Eclipse, She's a Hot Mess, Orbs Baby Girl, Baby Gundin, Juror Number Four, and Exogen rounded out the field of nine.
“She jumped better than she ever has leaving the gate,” said winning rider Mike Smith. “It has always been a little bit of a problem with her. I was really happy with that just because of the track being good and because there was not a lot of speed in the race, I wanted to be somewhat closer. We had one tiny anxious moment just past the 3/8ths pole when they picked it up and she kind of lost focus briefly. I barely touched her and she threw me into the rumble seat. That is when I knew we would be fine. After that, it was just all her. I took a peek at the big screen and I felt like I was watching Sunday night football.”
Crazy Beautiful paid $2.60, $2.10, and $2.10. Second place Midnight Obsession paid $3.60 and $2.80. Leader of the Band paid $3.40 to show.
Crazy Beautiful follows up her win in the Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita in her last start, for a record of three wins in five starts in 2021. She was sired by Liam's Map out of Indian Burn, by Indian Charlie. Bred by Carolyn Vogel, Crazy Beautiful is owned by Phoenix Thoroughbred III. She was purchased for Phoenix Thoroughbred by McPeek at the Fasig-Tipton 2019 Fall Yearling Sale for $250,000 from consigner Little's Bloodstock.
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