Delaware
Kelsey Danner hoping for Delaware double * The Racing Biz
Coach Kelsey Danner has gained two stakes in a coaching profession that started in 2018. Saturday at Delaware Park, she has designs on doubling that whole.
Danner will ship out Gerri B (6-1) within the six-furlong Dashing Magnificence for fillies and mares, in addition to Gladys (10-1) within the Grade 3 Robert Dick Memorial. Had been Gladys to win the Dick – no imply feat – it might give Danner the primary graded win of her coaching profession.
The Dashing Magnificence has drawn an eclectic discipline that figures to be eight horses or fewer come submit time. Whereas 9 are entered, a kind of, Malibu Magnificence, gained the Peach Blossom over the strip on Wednesday.
“There actually wasn’t a two-other-than on dust within the subsequent three weeks, so I assumed I’d type of take a shot on a stake with a shorter discipline,” Danner defined.
Gerri B, a five-year-old Gemologist mare owned by Marilyn Bramlage, has gained two of 10 profession begins whereas incomes virtually $170,000. Final outing, she was a rallying second to the Ian Wilkes-trained Liberty M D in a second-level allowance.
“I really feel just like the horse that beat her final time was a pleasant filly of Ian Wilkes that most likely will go on to be a stakes horse,” Danner stated.
The Dashing Magnificence will likely be Gerri B’s second foray into stakes firm. After successful at first asking in January 2020, she subsequent ran within the Gasparilla at Tampa Bay Downs, fading to complete eighth of 11. Gerri B then missed a while, returned with a couple of first rate races, missed extra time, and now her final 4 have been the most effective of her profession: a win, two seconds, and a 3rd, all in allowance firm at Keeneland and Churchill Downs.
“I believe she’s solely run one unhealthy race, that stake at Tampa,” Danner stated. “She’s a pleasant mare, and we’re attempting to get her some black sort.”
Main native rider Jaime Rodriguez has the decision on Gerri B. She’s a runner who’s proven versatility in operating kinds, which can play to her benefit on this spot.
The morning line favourite for the Dashing Magnificence is Cilla. The Brett Brinkman trainee was the crushed favourite final out within the Skipat on the Preakness undercard, and previous to that she was a good sixth within the Grade 1 Madison at Keeneland behind Simply One Time.
Different notables embody $600,000 earner Avenue Lute, who’s 4-for-4 over the strip for coach Jerry Robb; and Cinnabunny, second final out within the Susquehanna Valley Stakes for Cal Lynch.
The Dashing Magnificence is carded because the third race, and three races after, Danner will ship out Gladys within the Dick, a 1 ⅜ mile turf check.
Gladys, a three-time winner in 13 profession outings for proprietor Dede McGehee, had churned out 4 consecutive actually good races – successful twice and ending third within the Grade 2 Hillsborough at Tampa Bay – earlier than ending up the observe final out at 3-2 odds within the Neshaminy at Parx Racing.
However she had excuses in that contest. Ho boy, did she have excuses.
Gladys, a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro, was put in tight as the sphere approached the primary flip, and as rider Daniel Centeno tried to regular off heels, Gladys bumped B B’s Busted, to her inside, which led that runner’s rider, Ruben Silvera to be unseated.
From there, Centeno merely stored Gladys broad and out of bother and galloped her residence.
“I’m certain he would have been taken down [if he had finished anywhere other than last],” Danner stated.
The excellent news?
“She got here out of that race effective and breezed very effectively the opposite day,” the coach reported.
Gladys breezed a half-mile at Colonial Downs, the place Danner has 40 stalls this summer season, in 47 ⅖ seconds July 4. That was the second-fastest of 18 on the distance.
Gladys has run good races on the lead and shutting, and Danner hopes her cost will discover a great place to bide her time below Jaime Rodriguez.
“I do suppose there may be a way of tempo, and since we’re on the skin, hopefully we will tuck proper in. Temple Metropolis Terror, means on the skin, is the one to beat.”
Danner had a string at Delaware Park final spring and summer season and had meant to take action once more this 12 months. However a Covid-prompted delay compelled her to overlook the start of the meet and name an audible. She remained at Churchill Downs till the conclusion of that meet and obtained summer season stalls at Colonial as an alternative.
However returning to Delaware with a few stakes horses, effectively, that may be fairly good comfort.
