Everything came up roses for Handsome Mike mare at Delaware

Everything was coming up roses for My Little Rosy at Delaware Park yesterday, as the 5-year-old daughter of Handsome Mike picked up her second victory in her last three starts with a powerful wire-to-wire performance.

Erasmo Martinez was aboard My Little Rosy, who broke on top from the rail in the race at about a mile and 70 yards on the turf and never gave it up. She turned away a brief challenge on the first turn, then skipped away down the backstretch and was in front by 10 on the final turn. At one point in the backstretch, it was 20 lengths from front to back.

The mare bred by Ponder Hill coasted home by 2 1/2 lengths in 1:43.28 and earned a check for $10,800.