Luv Your Neighbor Eyes Breakthrough in Delaware Oaks

Luv Your Neighbor searches for her first stakes victory in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) June 13 at Delaware Park.

Last out, the Michael Stidham trainee finished second in the May 1 Eight Belles Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, which is run at 7 furlongs. The daughter of Constitution  stretches back out to 1 1/16 miles, a distance at which she ran second in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) and third in the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2). Having now placed in three straight graded stakes races, the Lael Stables-owned filly looks to get her moment in the spotlight.  

"She has been training here (Delaware) and doing really well," Stidham said. "She had her final work on Sunday, so we are ready to go. She has had a solid season so far, running against some of the best 3-year-old fillies in the country. She is such an honest filly who goes out there and gives you everything she has every time she runs. She has enough tactical speed to either be near or on the lead going this distance, so it is just going to depend on whether she is the best on Saturday."

Luv Your Neighbor will face eight other rivals, which may include Brad Cox's Sneaky Good, who is cross-entered in the Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes, which will also run June 13 at Churchill Downs. While a decision has not been made for the daughter of Into Mischief , her connections are leaning toward the Delaware Oaks. 

Entries: Delaware Oaks (G3)

Delaware Park, Saturday, June 13, 2026, Race 11

• Grade III
• 1 1/16m
• Dirt
• $300,000
• 3 yo Fillies
• 6:00 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Jumping the Gun (KY)	Julio A. Hernandez	118	Andrew L. Simoff	8/1
2	2Pashmina (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	118	Rob Atras	3/1
3	3Tahlequah (KY)	John R. Velazquez	118	Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.	10/1
4	4Savor It (KY)	Mychel J. Sanchez	118	Uriah St. Lewis	30/1
5	5Majestic Lucia (FL)	Junior Alvarado	118	Victor Barboza, Jr.	12/1
6	6Dazzling Dame (MD)	Jevian Toledo	120	Brittany T. Russell	5/1
7	7Luv Your Neighbor (ON)	Luis Saez	118	Michael Stidham	2/1
8	8Miss Fulton Gal (KY)	Raul E. Mena	120	Michael E. Gorham	20/1
9	9Sneaky Good (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	118	Brad H. Cox	5/1

Litmus Test Favored in Delaware Derby 

Looking to shake off his disappointing 17th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Bob Baffert-trained Litmus Test headlines the $300,000 Delaware Derby. 

The 3-year-old son of Nyquist  earned his way into the Derby field by winning the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) at 2, and finishing third in this year's Rebel Stakes (G2). After rating fifth early on in the Kentucky Derby, Litmus Test was a nonfactor into the stretch and faded. Owned by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Bashor Racing, Determined Stables, Golconda Stable, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine Donovan, Litmus Test has already been proven successful at the Delaware Derby 1 1/16-mile distance, having won the Los Alamitos Futurity at that trip. 

He will face six, including the recent Sir Barton Stakes winner Big Cuddle. The Gary Capuano trainee is lightly raced, but has three wins from four starts. 

"He has been running good, he is looking good and he has been training good, so all systems are on go," Capuano said. "The Sir Barton was big for him. You never know until you run them, but he took the next step in that race. It looks like this race might be a little more challenging, so he will have to take another next step in his development. He broke his maiden at Delaware last year and he has been training at Delaware, so it always helps when you can run out of your own stall."

Owned by Pocket 3's Racing, the 3-year-old son of Great Notion's sole loss came in an allowance optional claiming race in his first start of the year. In addition to the Sir Barton, he has notched one other stakes victory in the Maryland Million Nursery Stakes as a 2-year-old.