Celtic Treasure duplicates maiden score at Delaware

When Celtic Treasure broke his maiden at Laurel Park earlier this year, he went wire-to-wire at odds of 70 cents to a dollar, and won by 6 1/4 lengths. The 3-year-old Treasure Beach gelding turned in an almost exact duplicate of that effort while getting his second victory yesterday at Delaware Park.

With Trevor McCarthy aboard, Celtic Treasure stumbled out of the gate but recovered quickly and shot right to the lead in the one-mile race. He remained there racing in the two-path throughout, left the field behind on the turn and went on to an easy score by 8 1/4 lengths. Once again, he went off at 70 cents to a dollar. He earned a check of $13,800 for owner Joseph E. Besecker.