Upstart's Fondly Wires Delaware Oaks

Fondly cruises to Delaware Oaks victory at Delaware Park

Virginia Oaks winner Fondly cruised to front-running victory in the Grade 3 Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park.Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Madaket Stable’s Fondly, with Irad Ortiz Jr aboard, scored by three lengths. The favorite Margie’s Intention, with Luan Machado, finished second and Kinzie Queen, with Junior Alvarado, ended up third.Fondly set early fractions of 49.64 seconds for the half-mile and 1:14.66 for the three-quarter miles, the d…

Upstart's Fondly Wires Delaware Oaks

Fondly (f, 3, Upstart–Lifetime Memory, by Istan) was sent to the front by Irad Ortiz, Jr., and never looked back at odds of 7-2 in Saturday's GIII Delaware Oaks. She becomes the sixth graded winner for Upstart. Margie's Intention (Honor A. P.) was second; Kinzie Queen (McKinzie) was third. The final time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:45.61. Fondly won her first two career starts, led by the Virginia Oaks, then finished 11th in the GI Kentucky Oaks. Sat…