Hollendorfer weighs options for Blind Luck

Blind Luck may make her next start at Del Mar, in the $300,000 Clement Hirsch Stakes on Aug. 6, but trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has not ruled out a cross-country trip to meet division leader Havre de Grace in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park on July 16.

The champion 3-year-old filly of 2010, Blind Luck won her second consecutive stakes in the Grade 1 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park last Saturday.

With Havre de Grace unbeaten in three starts this year, including the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park in April, a start between the nation’s two leading females is one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the summer. They have met once this year, with Havre de Grace beating Blind Luck in the Grade 3 Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn Park in March.

The Grade 2 Delaware Handicap is run over 1 1/4 miles, while the Grade 1 Clement Hirsch Stakes is a weight-for-age race and is run over 1 1/16 miles. Hollendorfer said he is likely to make a decision in early July.