Claiming activity held steady, and the Midlantic Claiming 7 did the same, in our claimbox report.
In his first start for new connections, 9 year-old Immortal Eyes ran sixth in the Hockessin Stakes at Delaware Park.
Immortal Eyes, sold after the passing of owner Bobby Abbo, is scheduled to make his first start since in Wednesday’s Hockessin Stakes at Delaware Park.
Trainer Larry Jones suffered a serious injury seven weeks ago. But now he’s back on horseback — and winning races.
Patricia Farro remained atop the Midlantic Claiming 7 following a moderate week of claiming in the mid-Atlantic.
Larry Jones’s Blue Violet is 8-1 in the morning line for the Grade 3 Obeah at Delaware Park. A win there would punch her ticket to the Delaware Handicap.
Twelve years ago, Aldana Gonzalez was a new immigrant with a dream. Now she’s making her mark training a string of horses at Delaware Park.
Claiming activity was over $800,000 in the mid-Atlantic last week — for the third time in four weeks — and Patricia Farro is atop the Midlantic Claiming 7.
In today’s RaceBrief, we recap Penn National’s big day, and more.
Delaware Park’s racing product has come under fire in recent years for short fields. So far in 2014, though, the track is more than holding its own, plus notes.