Darlin’s Delight holds off My Little Dragon in Golden Girls

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August 02, 2008

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Yannick Gingras pulled Darlin’s Delight from the pocket before the three quarter mile marker and held off a hard-charging My Little Dragon to win the $232,000 Golden Girls Saturday at the Meadowlands in 1:49.2. Tidewaterdragonfly finished third.

Darlin’s Delight left from post three for the lead before being supplanted by Street Dancer and Andy Miller. Gingras would keep the Jeffrey Stafford charge in line through fractions of :27 and :54.4 as Tidewaterdragonfly and Tim Tetrick made their move from farther back. Rounding the turn, Gingras could wait no longer, angling out and taking on the leader.

After passing three quarters in 1:22.4, the five year old Bettor’s Delight mare took command as My Little Dragon and Brian Sears began their charge on the outside. The challengers closed with every stride, but Darlin’s Delight held on for her second seasonal win. Owned and bred by White Birch Farm, Darlin’s Delight fell one-fifth short of her lifetime best mark. A millionaire twice over, the mare earned her 24th career victory, coming in her 52nd start.

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