Defending Breeders’ Cup Marathon champion Eldaafer, racing at a distance far shorter than he will be asked to go later this fall, had to settle for second behind runaway winner Not Abroad in Saturday’s $84,000 Governors Day Stakes at Delaware Park. Sent off as the 3-5 favorite in a field reduced to five starters following three scratches, the 6-year-old Eldaafer made a mild rally from last, although only 3 1/2 lengths off the first six furlongs in 1:11.52  set by dueling leaders Maximus Ruler and In the Juice. Jockey Gabriel Saez, riding Eldaafer for the first time, managed to get his mount to pass two horses with a furlong remaining in the mile-and-70-yard race, but Eldaafer could get no closer than 5 1/2 lengths at the finish while four lengths clear of third-place Fonda Ronda Won, the 19-1 outsider. Trainer Diane Alvarado said she felt circumstances worked against Eldaafer, who had prepped for Saturday’s race by winning an allowance going 1 1/16 miles at Delaware 3 1/2 weeks ago. “He did not break well and the distance may have been a little short for him,” Alvarado said.  “I did not think they went that fast and he may have had a little too much to do.  He also drew the rail and I am not sure if that helped either.  But all in all it was a pretty good race and we are pretty sure we are still on track for the Breeders’ Cup Marathon as long as he comes back good.” Not Abroad ($8.20), a 4-year-old gelding ridden by Nick Petro for his brother, trainer Mike Petro, and owner Tim Cunningham, turned the tables on Eldaafer after finishing a half-length behind as the runner-up when they met on Aug. 17.  Not Abroad completed the distance on a fast track in 1:40.27 while collecting his fifth win in 24 starts. He was fourth in this same race a year ago when it was contested at 1 1/8 miles. His previous best performances in stakes came last year when he was second in consecutive starts in the Maryland Million Classic, Brandywine at Delaware, and the Grade 3 Discovery Handicap at Aqueduct. She Be Classy ($2.80), ridden by Jeremy Rose for trainer Graham Motion, drew clear in deep stretch to take the $75,000 George Rosenberger Memorial Stakes for fillies and mares by 2 3/4 lengths. The 1 1/16-mile race, which went in 1:45.50, was taken off the turf and contested on a fast main track.  Punta Bellna finished second, a head in front of All Night Labor. A 4-year-old filly owned by Nancy Mazzoni, She Be Classy won the off-the-turf John Rooney Memorial in June and another race taken off the grass, an optional $65,000 claimer, on Aug. 16. She is now 6 for 17 on dirt, compared with just 1 for 3 on turf. Both the Rosenberger and the Governors Day were restricted to horses who had made at least one start in a non-stakes this season at Delaware Park.