Claiming activity dropped 20 percent last week, plus the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
Recent positive drug tests against widely respected trainers have Delaware horsemen worried about new medication policies and the state’s new testing lab.
Delaware’s horsemen are increasingly frustrated by hold-ups in finalizing drug tests and releasing purse moneys, with some purses held up almost two months.
Claiming activity was strong, topping 75 claims in the region for the third time in four weeks, plus the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
Delaware’s racing community — the track, horsemen’s association, and jockeys association — will raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
We were on the scene on Delaware Handicap day to see Belle Gallantey upset Princess of Sylmar. The day in pictures.
Her connections claimed Belle Gallantey to win winter races at Aqueduct. They had no clue that a few months later, they’d win the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap.
In our weekend RaceBrief, we feature news and notes from the weekend’s racing: Ben’s Cat, the Delaware Handicap, the Haskell takes shape, and more.
We wrap up the undercard stakes on Delaware Handicap day.
Former claimer Belle Gallantey made every step a winning one in upsetting Princess of Sylmar to take the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap.