Teniente Coronel seeks third straight in Borgata
Delta Downs in Vinton, La., will close out its meet Saturday night with a stakes for those who supported the track’s racing program. The $75,000 Borgata is for 4-year-olds and up who have started at either Delta or its sister track, Evangeline Downs, in 2015-16.
Teniente Coronel will be seeking his third straight win at the meet in the one-mile Borgata. He faces a field that includes the multiple stakes-placed Galveston Harbor, who is an older half-brother to Grade 2 winner Mobile Bay. Others making up the eight-horse Borgata include Hazards of Love, who is looking for career win No. 27, and Great Minds, a recent allowance winner at Delta.
Borgata, Race 8
KEY CONTENDERS
Teniente Coronel, by Colonel John
Last 3 Beyers: 94-98-42
◗ Both of his wins during his current streak have come at the one-mile distance of the Borgata. His first was in the $70,000 Fremont on Jan. 16, and his most recent came in an optional $35,000 claiming race Feb. 25.
◗ Teniente Coronel has used his tactical speed to secure his wins and again figures to be prominent when he breaks from post 4 under Diego Saenz.
◗ Keith Bourgeois trains Teniente Coronel for Hardy Racing.
◗ The horse is a half-brother to Grade 1-winning sprinter Sean Avery, an earner of $398,640.
Galveston Harbor, by Belgravia
Last 3 Beyers: 80-76-73
◗ His younger half-brother, Mobile Bay, won the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup this month at Sam Houston Race Park.
◗ Galveston Harbor outran his 32-1 odds earlier at the Delta meet, when fourth in the $200,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship on Feb. 6. He enters Saturday night’s race off a close runner-up finish in an allowance Feb. 20 at Delta.
◗ Galveston Harbor, who has a strong closing kick, will break from the rail under Emanuel Nieves.
◗ Tigertail Ranch owns Galveston Harbor, who is trained by Victor Arceneaux.