Chu Chu's Legacy, Flash of Mischief square off on Delta's closing day

Chu Chu’s Legacy and Flash of Mischief were among the most impressive young winners at the Delta Downs meet, which closes Friday, and the pair will face each other on the final card of the season. They meet in the allowance feature, worth $50,000.

The seven-furlong race, which will be run around two turns, is restricted to 3-year-olds who have started at the meet, excluding stakes. It goes as the ninth of 11 races closing out a strong meet at Delta.

The track had handled an average $1,737,251 per day on its races from all sources through Tuesday, a figure running 20 percent higher than last meet. Delta opened Nov. 24, about six weeks later than usual after its facility was damaged by a hurricane. Last season, the track ran from Oct. 8 to Feb. 29.

“The meet is going extremely well,” said Chris Warren, director of racing for Delta. “After the misfortune of the hurricane and bad weather, to come through it and have a very successful meet, we’re very happy.”

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A winter freeze cost Delta four dates in February. The hurricane left the racetrack lighting system badly damaged, so the current meet has been day racing instead of night racing. Warren said the new track lighting system is scheduled to be in place by Oct. 1, just in time for the return of live Thoroughbred racing on Oct. 20.

Chu Chu’s Legacy is seeking to conquer two turns. The multiple stakes winner comes off an allowance win over five furlongs on March 10 at Delta. He led throughout, and the Beyer Speed Figure of 73 that he earned is the best last-race number in the field. Joe Stokes has the mount for trainer Allen Landry.

Flash of Mischief, who won his maiden by more than six lengths on Nov. 24 at Delta, is back in town for Friday’s race after capturing an allowance sprint at Sam Houston with a Beyer of 72. The meet’s leading jockey, Tim Thornton, has the mount for leading trainer Karl Broberg.