Stakes Placed gelding by Afternoon Deelites

Dec. 27-Calder Race Course, $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (Grade III), 1 1/8 m, dirt.
DEELITEFUL GUY who last won on Nov. 28 at Laurel Park in a $30,000 OCLM and was already GIII placed in The Tropical Park Derby in 2002 finishes third. DEELITEFUL GUY rated just off the pace in the middle of the track to go three wide in the far turn before leveling off in the last furlong. This brings his earnings to $240,986. DEELITEFUL GUY was a $70,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Sales Yearling; he is out of Angel Tears by Halo and was bred by Janet H. Koller (Ky).