Black-Eyed Susan winner leads Delaware Oaks

Margie’s Intention tops a field of nine entered in the Grade 3, $300,000 Delaware Oaks on Saturday at Delaware Park. The 1 1/16-mile affair will be the ninth race with an approximate post time of 4:51 p.m. EDT.

In her last, Margie’s Intention posted a 3/4-length score in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico on May 16. Previously, the daughter of Honor A. P. posted a 5: 2-2-0 record in Louisiana state-bred restricted races at the Fair Grounds.

Kinzie Queen will look to the turn tables on Margie’s Intention after finishing third against her in the Black-Eyed Susan. Previously, the daughter of McKinzie won a 1 1/16-mileallowance at Oaklawn. The Kentucky-bred trained by Greg Compton has a career record of 12: 2-3-3 with earnings of $248,030.

“She is doing really good,” said trainer Greg Compton. “She came out of the Black-Eyed Susan in great shapem and she has been training really well. Last week, she had just a nice easy maintenance work and it went like clockwork. She looks great and I even think she put on a little weight since the Black-Eyed Susan. 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 the last quarter of a mile. She will be tough with the right early pace, so I am hoping for and expecting good things.”

Since the race was inaugurated in 1938, 16 of the 73 Delaware Oaks winners have also won the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.