Raise a Warrior wins by 9 at Thistledown

Walter De La Cruz enjoyed a rocking chair ride with Raise a Warrior in a mile and 40-yard race at Thistledown yesterday. De La Cruz took the 3-year-old colt out quickly and the son of Poseidon’s Warrior settled into second down the backstretch. With three furlongs remaining, he urged the colt into action and Raise a Warrior did the rest, cruising by the leader in a  matter of seconds and leaving the field in his wake. The 6/5 favorite opened up a four-length lead in the lane and stretched it to nine lengths at the wire.

The colt bred by Pleasant Acres owners Joe and Helen Barbazon is 2-3-0 in his seven starts as a 3-year-old  and 2-2-0 in his last five.