Del Mar 2023 Daisycutter Handicap Preview | Twilight Gleaming High Weight In Del Mar Friday Feature July 27, 2023 Twilight Gleaming (Benoit Photo) Del Mar 2023 Daisycutter Handicap Preview | Twilight Gleaming High Weight In Del Mar Friday Feature July 27, 2023 By: Curtis "Magic" Kalleward twitteremail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article Defending champion Twilight Gleaming will carry high weight among the older female turf sprinters who will match up Friday at Del Mar in the annual renewal of the Daisycutter Handicap, an overnight test carrying a $100,000 purse at five furlongs on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course. The Daisycutter is Race 7 on an eight-race program. First post Friday will be 4 p.m. Del Mar Full Card Plays Available Now There’s a reason we’re the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. Find Out Why Eleven fillies and mares have entered the dash, but only nine can run at any one time on the turf course due to safety concerns. Possible favorite in the grass gas could be Stonestreet Stables’ Twilight Gleaming, a now 4-year-old daughter of the British sire National Defense. The quick lassie sped to a half-length victory in this same race last year, outrunning five rivals under top rider Juan Hernandez. That rider has another commitment in this year’s edition of the turfer, so Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith steps in to take over the controls. Wide West, a 3-year-old filly by European super sire Frankel, enters the dash off a pair of turf sprint victories at Gulfstream Park in Florida this spring. She’s been training steadily for veteran conditioner Thomas Proctor and draws California’s top rider. She definitely bears watching. Here’s the full field for the Daisycutter from the rail out with riders: Twilight Gleaming Flores, Carrillo or Zondio, et al’s Tom’s Regret (Kyle Frey) C T R Stables’ Sassy Nature (Edwin Maldonado) Pine Racing Stables and West Point Thoroughbreds’ Unbridled Mary (Hector Berrios) Madaket Stables, Dubbs or LaPenta’s Amy C (Umberto Rispoli) Marsha Naify’s Xmas Surprise (Joe Bravo) Glen Hill Farm’s Wide West (Juan Hernandez) Fanticola or A. Venneri Racing’s Tony Ann (Kent Desormeaux) Cerin or Cady, et al’s Princess Adaleigh (Ramon Vazquez) (Also Eligible) Hronis Racing’s Secrets Told (Antonio Fresu) (Also Eligible) Little Red Feather or Sterling’s Kitty Kitana (Geovanni Franco) Join the Inner Circle Sign up for exclusive 10% discount on orders, plus be the first to access our daily free and premium horse racing picks, articles, podcasts, and more! Sign Up
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