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Barbara D. Livingston

Royal Delta is working toward a start in the Personal Ensign Invitational Handicap on Aug. 26 at Saratoga.

Royal Delta provided further proof that her hard-fought victory in last months Delaware Handicap took little out her as she breezed a sharp five furlongs in 1:00.66 on Monday morning over the Oklahoma training track.

Royal Delta, last years champion 3-year-old filly, is preparing for a start in the Personal Ensign Invitational Handicap here Aug. 26. Royal Delta won the Delaware Handicap by a neck over Tiz Miz Sue on July 21, racing on a surface she did not seem to relish.

She came back as good as you could come back from any race after a race like that, trainer Bill Mott said.

While Mott said he was looking for a good work Monday morning, he said something in the 1:01-and-change range would have been fine.

She went off the right way and finished up nicely, Mott said. Were two weeks out, so a decent work was probably in order.

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The first list of invitations for the Personal Ensign have been published. Among the invitees under consideration to run are Absinthe Minded, Brushed by a Star, Its Tricky, and R Gypsy Gold.

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Saratoga: Royal Delta sharp in breeze for Personal Ensign