Delaware Park Wednesday--6th Buddy Delp Stakes
John Greenhaw
Senior Member
3yo colts going 1 70 yards for $50k
#2 STRATOCRUISER, 8-1
ML way out of whack in this race. This late developing colt is one of my favorites, as he keyed a ex tri box back in early march at OP which paid $20k. His next out he was thrown to the wolves in Northern Spur Stakes, but he is good enough to handle these. Trainer Kenny Smith is good at spotting his horses where they can win, and this one is owned by his best client, country singer Toby Keith. He should be forwardly placed behind Keep The Canoli and pounce past the cheap speed on the turn and keep going. This horse will be primed for a big effort, don't know if he will keep the purse money though when the lab tests come back? Just kidding, he will be clean as a whistle!
#2 STRATOCRUISER, 8-1
ML way out of whack in this race. This late developing colt is one of my favorites, as he keyed a ex tri box back in early march at OP which paid $20k. His next out he was thrown to the wolves in Northern Spur Stakes, but he is good enough to handle these. Trainer Kenny Smith is good at spotting his horses where they can win, and this one is owned by his best client, country singer Toby Keith. He should be forwardly placed behind Keep The Canoli and pounce past the cheap speed on the turn and keep going. This horse will be primed for a big effort, don't know if he will keep the purse money though when the lab tests come back? Just kidding, he will be clean as a whistle!
Comments
Isn't Delaware no holds barred? Or is that Maryland?
BTW hearing some talk about the low-level and claiming trainers in So-Cal targeting Lone Star. I had no idea they ran real races there, outside of a few horses FB gave me a while back.
Lone Star is not a bad place. They hosted a BC years ago. However, the purse structure is pitiful. Many of the outfits that used to go there after Oaklawn closed are now going to Prairie Meadows or Delaware. The state of racing in Texas is not great, but not horrible either. What Baffert/Sadler are to SoCal Assman/Calhoun are to Texas.
Yeah, and we still got 14-1, but got a poor late decision to go outside which cost us the win at a big price. $5.60 place or something like that? We should have had the win as the rail opened up late and the extra distance it took going outside cost us in the neck loss.