Late money talks for Handsome Mike filly

Somebody had some good information concerning La Flamenca prior to the second race at Delaware Park yesterday.

As the field walked slowly toward the starting gate in the six-furlong race, the 3-year-old daughter of Handsome Mike was sitting on the tote board at odds of 5-1. Shortly after she broke second with Huber Villa-Gomez and settled into a stalking position right off the pacesetter, the odds changed and La Flamenca was no longer 5-1 – she was 5/2.

After tracking the leader down the backstretch, she made a bold move in the two-path, took the lead midway on the turn, and proved to be a ton the best in the run to the wire, winning by nearly four lengths in 1:11.65. La Flamenca paid $7.60, and earned a check for $9,000 for her second victory this year, raising her total to $39,990.