Gulfstream Park
Letruska expected to face few rivals in Royal Delta
Barbara D. Livingston Eclipse Awards winner Letruska may have a lighter campaign this year than in 2021.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Letruska, the 2021 Eclipse champion as top older dirt female runner, will make her 6-year-old debut and be heavily favored Saturday in the Grade 3, $150,000 Royal Delta, the highlight of the coming weekend at Gulfstream.
Irad Ortiz Jr. has the call on Letruska, a winner of four Grade 1 races last year. Trainer Fausto Gutierrez is using the 1 1/16-mile Royal Delta as a prep for the Grade 1 Apple Blossom on April 23 at Oaklawn Park. A short field was expected for the Royal Delta as of Wednesday.