Love You More upset Haulin Ice on Saturday at Delaware Park when she moved past the 1-2 favorite in the later stages for a half-length victory in the $100,000 Rehoboth Stakes.
Carmelina was second, a length in front of third-place finisher Haulin Ice, a front-runner who stumbled badly at the start and came from off the pace.
Love You More ($26.40) had one horse beat early as Mega Mil ran the opening quarter in 22.97 seconds and was then joined by Haulin Ice through a half-mile in 47.07. Love You More came six wide into the stretch and ran past the field in the lane to cover six furlongs on a fast track in 1:12.30.
Angel Cruz was aboard for trainer Horacio De Paz.
“It was a great race,” De Paz told the publicity department at Delaware Park. “She missed the break a little bit and I thought she would have been right behind the leaders early, but she is a filly that has won going a mile and [going] seven furlongs, so I did figure she would come with a run.
“It was a little ugly at first, but it worked out in the end. She is a gorgeous filly. After she went through her conditions, the goal was just to get her some black type, but I am looking forward to seeing where she will take us from here.”
Love You More is a daughter of Maclean’s Music who races for Barry K. Schwartz. She was winning her first stakes race in the Rehoboth. Love You More is now 4 for 10 for earnings of $182,583.
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