This week in the state of Delaware is The National Hope (IRE) Challenge, which will be the tenth race on the card for Saturday. The race is a mile and one eighth in length on the turf track. Weater has been clear hear lately and the track is expeceted to be listed as firm for Saturday\u2019s race. Eight mares have drawn in to this year\u2019s race, let\u2019s take a look at the contenders.
Breaking from the innermost post position will be Dreaming Of Love <\/b> (Sadler\u2019s Wells x Mr. Prospector x Unbridled). This striking five year old chestnut mare is owned and trained by snowchief <\/i> This mare\u2019s last start was in neighoboring Maryland in The Prospector Bluffy Handicap where the mare mare won convincingly by two one one-fourth lenghts and recorded a speed figure of one hundred two. This mare has not finished off the board in her last three career starts.
Next in the lineup is Ruka Egg <\/b> (Danehill x A.P. Indy x Shamgo) and is out of the stakes winning dam A.P. Ham and is owned and trained by squirrel5 <\/i> This six year old mare has a total of twenty-five career starts to her name. The mare\u2019s last start was in an allowance race in Eastern Kentuky where she finished a dissapointing second, only one length behind the winner. However, just the race prior, also an allowance, this time in Ohio, the mare won by one and three-fourths lengths over the rest of the field. This Saturday will also be this mare\u2019s debut in stakes caliber races.
In the third slot is Barb\u2019s Cecelia <\/b> (Machiavellian x Nureyev x Lyphard\u2019s Special) and is trained and owned by eurobarn <\/i>. This tall four year old chestnut is one of the younger fillies that has drawn in for Saturday\u2019s race, however she is by no means inexperienced with a total of twenty-seven career starts. Her last start, also here in Delaware, resulted in a disspointing sixth place finish in an allowance caliber rance. The fillies last win was last year in The Unbridled State Challenge in Eastern Kentucky, where she held on for the win by three-fourths of a length and posted a speed figure of ninety-eight.
Drawing the mid-pack post position is Population One <\/b> (Glitterman x Darshaan (ENG) x Boldnesian), another bay four year old filly. She is trained by sdmf <\/i> Out of this fillies twenty career starts to date, fifteen of those have been finishes on the board, with five of them wins. The filly has won her last two starts in both New Jersey and one in Florida at allowance caliber level. This is not her first stake appearance. Her last stakes caliber start was in the DPCD Filly & Mare Mile where she finished a well beaten fiftheenth. Jockey for Saturday\u2019s race will be Z. Wylde.
Next is K\u2019Hianti (IRE) <\/b> (Daylami (IRE) x Warning (GB) x Sir Gaylord). This beautiful five year old roan mare is owned by sledwith <\/i>. This mare also has an impressive race record, out of her twenty-four career starts, eighteen have been finishes on the board, ten of those were wins. Her last star was the ten furlong The Montpelier\u2019s Hope Stakes where she finished second, two and a half lengths behind the winner. Her last win was just the race prior, The Mother Clever Stakes in Rhode Island, where she held on for the win by one-fourth of a length and recorded a speed figure of ninety-one. She is currently going off at 6:1 odds.
Following is She\u2019s The One II <\/b> (Danehill x Mr. Prospector x Caro (IRE)) and is trained and owned by gipper4 <\/i>. This five year old mare\u2019s last start was in The Mach II Memorial where she finished eight lenghts back in fifth behind the rest of the field and recorded a speed figure of eighty-four. The mare\u2019s last win came in The One More Cookies (IRE) Challenge in Alabama where she won by two and three-fourths lengths and recorded an impressive speed figure of one hundred two.
In the seventh post position will be Stage Magic <\/b> (Tale Of The Cat x Norcliffe x Exclusive Native). This four year old filly is owned and trained by theodore4 <\/i>. This filly has had a total of twenty-one starts, six of which have been wins. Her last start was in the nine furlong The Down In A Deputy Handicap where she finished second, one and a half lengths behind the winner and recording a one hundred two speed figure. Her last win was just the race before in an allowance caliber race in Kentuky where she won by one and three-fourths lengths over the rest of the field and posted an even more impressive one hundred three speed figure. This filly has not finished out of the money in her last six starts and has not recorded a speed figure below ninety.
Breaking from the far outside post position in Saturday\u2019s race will be Cal City Gal <\/b> (Red Bullet x Unbridled\u2019s Song x Raise A Native). This light grey four year old is owned and trained by windycity <\/i>. This fillies last start was in The Mother Clever Stakes in Rhode Island where she lead up to the last part of the race and faded to third, posting a speed figure of eighty-eight. The fillies last win was last year in an allowance caliber race in Epsom. She won by two and three-fourths lengths and recorded a career best speed figure of ninety-nine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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