Bourbon on Ice pours it on over sloppy track in Delaware

In his first six starts, Bourbon Over Ice was only able to muster up one third-place finish. But the 3-year-old Neolithic gelding has stepped up his game, and his victory at Delaware Park yesterday made it two winner’s circle visits in his last three tries.

The gelding bred by Belvedere Farm chased 7/5 Sutton Valley through fractions of :22.92 and :46.83, then went after the favorite on the turn, and beat him to the wire, 1 3/4 lengths in front. The $35,000 OBS October yearling negotiated the six furlongs over a sloppy track in 1:12.37 and paid $5 as second choice. He collected a check for $11,400, raising his total to $31,810, and earned his best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure of 77.