Margie's Intention Faces Familiar Foes in Delaware Oaks

Fresh off a come-from-behind win in the May 16 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico Race Course, Margie's Intention aims for a consecutive victory in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) June 14 at Delaware Park. 

The 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-old fillies, race 9 on a stakes-laden Saturday program, features a rematch with Paris Lily and Kinzie Queen, second and third, respectively, behind Margie's Intention in the Black-Eyed Susan. Margie's Intention is the 5-2 morning-line favorite.

Daughter of 2021 Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Honor A. P. , and trained by two-time Eclipse Award winner Brad Cox, the Louisiana-bred filly boasts five top-two finishes, including three wins in six starts for total earnings of $294,880 for Baron Stable and WinStar Farm. 

Rain is expected over the weekend in Wilmington, Del., which will likely make for wet conditions at Delaware Park, where the fillies could again tackle a sloppy track similar to the surface they ran on in last month's Black-Eyed Susan. Margie's Intention has two wins in as many starts on off tracks as she strives to recapture success again.

John Holleman and Compton Racing's Kinzie Queen came two lengths short of claiming back-to-back wins when third in the Black-Eyed Susan. In the Delaware Oaks, the McKinzie  filly has the opportunity to avenge her third-place finish and defeat her rival.

"(Kinize Queen) is doing really good," trainer Greg Compton said. "She came out of the Black-Eyed Susan in great shape, and she has been training really well."  

In the Black-Eyed Susan, Kinzie Queen closed from eighth, 15 lengths behind, to finish third, two lengths behind Margie's Intention. 

"She looks great, and I even think she put on a little weight since the Black-Eyed Susan," Compton said. "I expect her to run well in the Oaks. Hopefully, we can get a contested pace scenario for her late run. She will finish strong (in) the last quarter of a mile."

Kinzie Queen, 6-1 on the morning line, is the most experienced filly in the field with 12 starts. 

Godolphin homebred Paris Lily finished second in the Black-Eyed Susan. The daughter of City of Light  led the field for much of the race until Margie's Intention surged past her in the final sixteenth of a mile. 

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Paris Lily, who ran a career-best Equibase Speed Figure of 92 in the Black-Eyed Susan, is the 9-2 third choice on the morning line. 

Fondly, the 7-2 second choice on the morning line, won her first two career starts, including the Virginia Oaks, before taking on some of the best 3-year-old fillies in the country in the Kentucky Oaks (G1). The Graham Motion trainee will be looking to bounce back Saturday after an 11th-place finish in the Run for the Lilies.

Entries: Delaware Oaks (G3)

Delaware Park, Saturday, June 14, 2025, Race 9

• Grade III
• 1 1/16m
• Dirt
• $300,000
• 3 yo Fillies
• 4:51 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Kinzie Queen (KY)	Junior Alvarado	120	Greg Compton	6/1
2	2Late Nite Call (VA)	Tyler Conner	116	Niall Saville	12/1
3	3Complexity Jane (KY)	Jevian Toledo	122	Brittany T. Russell	8/1
4	4Margie's Intention (LA)	Luan Machado	122	Brad H. Cox	5/2
5	5Paris Lily (KY)	Joel Rosario	120	Brendan P. Walsh	9/2
6	6Cassiar (KY)	Jose Lezcano	118	Claude R. McGaughey III	6/1
7	7Fondly (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	122	H. Graham Motion	7/2
8	8Dyna Soar (KY)	Sonny Leon	116	Michael Dini	15/1
9	9Whatintheliteral (FL)	Julio A. Hernandez	116	Jena M. Antonucci	20/1

The Delaware Oaks is one of five stakes on the Saturday program, the others being the $100,000 Alapocas Run Stakes, the $150,000 Obeah Stakes, the $200,000 Cape Henlopen Stakes, and the $200,000 Delaware Derby.

Gun Song and Admiral Dennis are favored in the Obeah Stakes and Delaware Derby, respectively.

Entries: Obeah S.

Delaware Park, Saturday, June 14, 2025, Race 6

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Dirt
• $150,000
• 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 3:15 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Sidamara (KY)	Junior Alvarado	119	William I. Mott	3/1
2	2Ragtime Belle (KY)	Jaime Rodriguez	119	Brittany T. Russell	15/1
3	3Into Amore (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	121	Todd A. Pletcher	5/1
4	4Done Enough (KY)	Joel Rosario	119	Greg Compton	15/1
5	5Gun Song (KY)	John R. Velazquez	119	Mark A. Hennig	9/5
6	6Morning Matcha (PA)	Mychel J. Sanchez	119	Robert E. Reid, Jr.	8/1
7	7Foxy Junior (PA)	Jomar Torres	119	T. Bernard Houghton	5/1
8	8Malibu Beauty (MD)	Paco Lopez	121	Gary Capuano	15/1

Entries: Delaware Derby

Delaware Park, Saturday, June 14, 2025, Race 8

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Dirt
• $200,000
• 3 yo
• 4:19 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Barbadian Runner (MD)	Forest Boyce	120	Henry Walters	10/1
2	2Academy (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	118	H. Graham Motion	6/1
3	3Admiral Dennis (KY)	Luan Machado	118	Brad H. Cox	3/1
4	4National Law (KY)	Sonny Leon	118	Jorge Duarte, Jr.	12/1
5	5Sacred Thunder (MD)	Mychel J. Sanchez	118	Gary Capuano	8/1
6	6Kentucky Outlaw (KY)	Paco Lopez	120	Felissa Dunn	6/1
7	7La Houligan (KY)	John R. Velazquez	118	Greg Compton	15/1
8	8Surfside Moon (PA)	Junior Alvarado	118	James L. Lawrence II	5/1
9	9Pascaline (WV)	Victor R. Carrasco	118	Arnaud Delacour	10/1
10	10Late Nite Call (VA)	Tyler Conner	117	Niall Saville	20/1
11	11Omaha Omaha (VA)	Raul E. Mena	118	Michael E. Gorham	10/1