Del: Lynn Ashby Duo focuses on Dover * The Racing Biz

A field of promising 2-year-olds will be in line on Thursday in Delaware Park for the $ 75,000 Dover Stakes, a six-furlong dirt dashboard, and trainer Lynn Ashby will send a few unbeaten Maryland-Beds who wanted to make their mark against a competitive group.

The Dover Stakes, carded like the seventh race, is accompanied by the $ 75,000 Blue on the map, their stakes for two -year -old mares. The Dover serves as a preparation race for the Rocky Run of 11 October, disputed on a mile.

Majestic Blue (post 3) made a sharp first impression on July 3 in Delaware, who increased four wide to take the command in the middle of the stretch before he clearly pulled lengths in a mealy claimer of $ 45,000 with 4 1/2 lengths. Bred by Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Holt and owned by Ashby in collaboration with William R. Gotwals, the gray son of Blofeld has been training since that debut Vooruit.

“He has become good and has grown since then [his debut]So we are optimistic for a strong effort from [him] In the Dover, “said Ashby.

Lundi Loot (post 5) was also convincing in his debut of 16 July against $ 25,000 Maiden -Requires and followed the pace before he kicks seven lengths in a virgin of $ 45,000 in Delaware. The chestnut son of First Mondays is co-ownership of Ashby and Fokker Dr. Thomas Bowman.

“Lundi is small, but he moves smoothly and is full of posture,” said Ashby. “He won his debut impressive and has shown signs of growing and mature since then.”

Both runners will be confronted with harder company, including Magic Wallet (post 1), which heated death for the victory in a colonial downs, while 10 1/2 lengths free from the rest, and Max capacity (post 4), a winner of the wire-to-thread debut winner at Colonial. Wall Art (post 7), claimed from a dominant debut gain for the new trainer Kieron Magee, and probably dreams (post 8), who stumbles bad to win during the debut in Laurel Park, to add further depth to the field.

Ashby, who twice the Blue has won them Stakes in Delaware with youth fillings, this time focuses on the boys’ division.

“This is a good time in the development of horses with the hope and potential they are just starting to race,” she said. “We are encouraged that they are developing into the kind of horses that we hope they can be.”