July 26, 2009

Swift Temper won 2009 Delaware Handicap

Swift Temper ($17) captures the Grade 2, $1 million Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park on July 19, 2009. The win earned Swift Temper a berth in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic.

Under deft handling by jockey Alan Garcia, Swift Temper was allowed to cut out slow early fractions of :49.83 for the half mile and 1:14.79 for six furlongs in the mile and a quarter race.

Swift Temper covered the 12 furlongs in 2:03.41 and the Dale Romans trainee ran her career earnings to $1,033,346 while winning her fifth race from 27 starts. She returned $17.00, $6.00, $3.80.

Icon Project paid $4.20, $3.40, and Unbridled Belle paid $2.20. Trained by Nick Zito, Our Edged covered the mile and a sixteenth in 1:43.70 and returned $8.80, $4.40, $3.60.

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