2011 Delaware Handicap (G2)

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Date/Track:
7/16/2011, Delaware Park
Post Time:
5:18 PM ET
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3+ F
Time:
2:01.20

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Delaware Handicap (G2)...

2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace has been retired. The announcement came Monday afternoon from owner Rick Porter via the Fox Hill Farms web site.Read More
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  • Mary Z. · So maybe he will be able to buy a well-bred yearling and have another HOTY. Selling HDG does not equate to not caring about her or not being appreciative of her accomplishments. It also is not a death sentence even if she were to go to Japan. I might just comment that I'm hungry next time someone goes off on that tangent. As for BL, I'll take the word of someone who cared for her on a daily basis over a newspaper report. · 35 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · well....to her credit, she always at least hit the board in her performances. · 33 days ago ·
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In this case, two wrongs result in only one thing ... nothing but disappointment for the racing fans at Oaklawn Park. Read More
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  • footlick · bellesforever1- the racing secretary is supposed to weigh the horses to finish together. I think he gave them the correct weight spread. If they want to complain that they should have been weighted so they would win, then that is different. But the racing secretary did his job. He is not the one who did not do his job. They were mad that she didn't win. Period. That is why I don;t like their constant whining about it. . · 49 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · looks to me to be a duck over a petty issue. c'mon larry......stop wussing out!!! · 48 days ago ·
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With another showdown against Blind Luck just a few days away, Matt Shifman explores Havre De Grace's place ...Read More
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  • crazymomof4 · Proud Spell - Hard Spun - Grace - Eight Belles - Jenda · 116 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · Hey, it is fun to look back at this question seven months later. Clearly now the answer is YES, HDG is the best horse Larry Jones has ever trained. · 116 days ago ·
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Duke of Mischief is really good at lulling rival trainers into complacency. Just when you think this horse is not a threat, Duke of Mischief turns up with a gutsy performance to score an upset victory. Read More
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  • yukichan · Is this being broadcast live anywhere? · 122 days ago ·
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  • yukichan · Nevermind--found it-- DRF is streaming live... · 122 days ago ·
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Back in July, before the Delaware Handicap, we had a lively discussion: “Is Havre De Grace the Best Larry Jones Trained Horse Ever?” I think it is time to revisit that question.Read More
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  • AndyScoggin · I think we all agree that a rematch between HDG and BL would be the best way to end this year! · 255 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · NYC, There is no place like it in the world. If you can't get it there it doesn't exist. The rest of the East Coast might be pleasantly surprising to you, it has a lot. Then again so does the West Coast. I joke around a lot but America is a great country to live in and I have traveled and lived in other countries. Our medicine, hospitals, universities are the best I've seen. · 255 days ago ·
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What is the measure of a filly? Havre de Grace is on the verge of showing us... Read More
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  • RamonDimas · the measure of GRACE have already been measure by BL!! · 263 days ago ·
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  • timgsmith10 · East coast bandwagon? Just watch her race man. She is a consistent talented horse and really has an opportunity to win any race from a mile to 1 1/4 vs anyone in training today. No Hype just reality. · 263 days ago ·
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Once again the winner of the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (Grade I) won in last-to-first fashion, as Blind Luck swung wide to pass all five rivals through the stretch as the 9-to-5 second choice and edged 7-to-5 favorite Switch by half a length at the wire. Read More
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  • cpsoren121 · Blind Luck is a champ!! Sounds like we'll have some kind of rematch in the Delaware! · 344 days ago ·
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  • lsbrilliance77 · I AGREE THIS HORSE IS GREAT! · 297 days ago ·
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Horse racing needs rivalries. It attracts fans and media attention, which is always great for the sport. Two weeks ago on July 16, 2011, at Delaware Park, Blind Luck met up with Havre de Grace for the sixth time in their careers in what has become one of horse racing’s top rivalries. Here’s their st...Read More
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  • timgsmith10 · How can you say 1 has had a stronger career than the other yet? The season is half finished and maybe one or the other continues to race next year? As of right now HDG and B.L are VERY close in form and I wouldnt be surprised if HDG turns the tables at least 1 more time. And this realistically it will only make the rivalry stronger. · 301 days ago ·
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  • footlick · They do seem evenly matched to me. Even though Blind Luck has come out on top more, not much really separates them. Blind Luck may be a little more impressive because she is not as tactical and it is always more difficult for the less tactical horse to win, but still there is not much difference between them as far as I'm concerned. · 301 days ago ·
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So, it seems that even after a narrow loss to Blind Luck in the Delaware Handicap, owner Rick Porter may still be pointing his star filly...Read More
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  • KyOaksRunner · I'm all for the Personal Ensign. A re-match with Blind Luck is far more exciting to me than seeing her against the males in the Woodward when none of them have proven to be standouts this year. · 312 days ago ·
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  • DeadHeat · I think both would be equally as exciting. I mean, it was exciting when RA attemped to do it even though many were of the thought the older division was softer than normal and she had already faced males twice. If the Whitney results are formal the Woodward would not by any means be any easier than the PE. · 311 days ago ·
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In many ways this year’s Delaware Handicap Day at Delaware Park looked like most others. The sun was blazing on a hot and humid day, the crowds were a bit larger then usual, and the most beautiful paddock in the country looked as beautiful as ever. But this year was…Read More
A miler, a sprinter and a classic horse all top this week's Power Ranking, and they are all fillies. Read More
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  • timgsmith10 · You may be right but as of today he hasnt faced a horse like Canford Cliffs. And He hasnt beat Goldikova so he is #3 in Europe at a mile until proven wrong. · 315 days ago ·
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  • horsisars · Oh my favorite.. Woodbinemile.. knows for certain the outcome of races... hooray everyone just listen to his wisdom... I to am hopeing for Frankel... but to tell people to remember there stupidity for thinking Canford Cliffs could win.. well that tell me how smart you are... Poor comment. · 315 days ago ·
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Blind Luck beat Havre De Grace for the fourth time in six outings in an outstanding renewal of the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap. Read More
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  • katrina · How bout Race # 9. I thought " In the juice " had won the race! sure looked that way to me. and how bout the last race, boy that "Tiki Barber came through for me! · 316 days ago ·
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  • annmatt · Just one small correction in the story above....she's the daughter of Pollard's Vision, not Pollard's Luck! Named for Seabiscuit's rider, Red Pollard, both were/are blind in their right eye! PV was a stakes winner, too. · 316 days ago ·
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Arch rivals Blind Luck and Havre De Grace meet for the sixth time in Saturday's Grade 2 Delaware Handicap. Read More
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  • AndyScoggin · Blind Luck is to Havre De Grace as Affirmed is to Alydar. · 317 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · last year when they ran at Saratoga and CD both tracks were extremely tiring.HDG was in form but with hollendorf yelling about 2lbs and at 1 1/4 miles and a short field where BL didn't have to go 5 wide this was a coin flip. · 317 days ago ·
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Every year there is always one division that stands above the rest in overall excellence, and in 2011, I have little doubt that America's top category of runners are the Older Females. Consistency is a mark of quality, and the best of this group run very well, and they do it every time. Three star f...Read More
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  • tiznow · Until Blind Luck gets beat this year without any kind of excuse, she's my top pick. · 325 days ago ·
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  • MzWTF · Blind Luck has just added another notch in her belt winning The Delaware. An awesome little madam who never stops trying. She and Gomez are starring together. · 317 days ago ·
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Wow!!!! What a race! That was awesome...Blind Luck!!!
HRN bloggers slug it out over which filly will win the Delaware Handicap! Read More
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  • MarkRodriquez · Hey guys and gals, the owners of these find young ladies are giving us what Rachel and Zen's owners didn't. So let's not turn this East vs West rivalry into the charade that happened with R and Z. I love BL, i think she has a huge heart in such a small frame and also has a rags to riches story that began in a Calder maiden claimer. I don't have no reason to knock HDG. She represents the east just fine. One sticking point: Why doest the western horse always have to ship east and not vice versa? · 319 days ago ·
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  • ruffian75 · Larry Jones is Delaware-based. Come to my house, is where he's coming from. Let the battle begin. · 319 days ago ·
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it is 1-1/4 mile race, although it will give advantages to Blind Luck who comes from behind, but i always prefer front runner, Havre ce Grace stays in mid pack and not far away from front runner, he has very good speed, if he moves in time near to the post, Blind Luck has difficult to catch him. he generally ran wide in several runnings which makes him difficult to adjaust the running tempo, so i prefer speedy Havre de Grace over Blind luck
i have learned my lesson for the horse who come from behind, one example is Dialed iN, SO I PREFER SPEEDY FRONT RUNNER.
The Delaware Handicap pits Blind Luck against Havre de Grace for the sixth time. Can one of them become the first Delaware Handicap contender to win the Ladies Classic?Read More
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  • turfqueen · Am I the only one that is looking for a dead heat between the top two? I don't want to see either Blind Luck OR Havre de Grace lose! · 321 days ago ·
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  • KyOaksRunner · @tufqueen - That would truly be a race for the ages but I have to admit I'd love to see Blind Luck back on top. · 320 days ago ·
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Grace will have the lead at or shortly after the turn for home, and although Blind Luck will put on her patented move, Havre de Grace will also put on her afterburners, the same way she has done the last 3 races, and it should be "goodnight Irene!"

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