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Posted on Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Mark Stanley’s Swift Temper won the $1 million Delaware Handicap (G2) in front running fashion at Delaware Park Sunday, July 19.
With the Delaware Handicap win, Swift Temper earned an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic on November 6 at Santa Anita through the 2009 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge series.
With jockey Alan Garcia aboard, Swift Temper won by 2 1/4-lengths after cutting early fractions of :49.83 for a half mile and 1:14.79 for the three-quarters mile. The 5-year-old daughter of Giant’s Causeway completed 1 1/4 miles on fast main track in 2:03.41 and returned $17, $6 and $3.80.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Entries: Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park July 19
Posted on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Team Valor Stable’s Unbridled Belle tops a field of 7 in the 72nd renewal of the $1-million Delaware Handicap (G2) at Delaware Park on Sunday, July 19.
The 1 1/4-mile classic for fillies and mares has been designated as a 2009 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge race with the Delaware Handicap winner automatically qualifying for the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic on November 6 at Santa Anita.
Delaware Handicap entries with jockeys, weight and morning line odds line up as follows:
- Temple Street under jockey Jon Court carries 111 lbs. with morning line odds of 10-1
- Morena under jockey A. R. Napravnik, 116 lbs., 8-1
- Icon Project under jockey Jose Valdivia Jr., 115 lbs., 6-1
- Acoma under jockey Julien Leparoux, 119 lbs., 5-2
- Unbridled Belle under jockey Richard Migliore, 119 lbs., 2-1
- Livin Lovin under jockey Ramon Dominguez, 112 lbs., 10-1
- Swift Temper under jockey Alan Garcia, 117 lbs., 4-1
The Delaware Handicap will have an approximate post time of 5:35 p .m. The race is the highlight of the Delaware Park Festival of Racing at the Wilmington oval.
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Preakness Winner Filly Rachel Alexandra Assigned Top Weight In The July 19 Delaware Handicap
Posted on Sunday, July 12th, 2009
The Preakness winner filly Rachel Alexandra has been assigned top weight of 123 pounds for the 72nd running of Sunday’s 1 1/4-mile $1-million Delaware Handicap (G2) July 19 at Delaware Park.
As part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge, the Delaware Handicap winner will automatically gets a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic field on November at Santa Anita Park.
The 3-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’ Oro trained by Steve Asmussen, Rachel Alexandra, is undefeated this year including victories in the Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Oaks and most recently the Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park.
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