Tell a Kelly wins Darley Debutante at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) - Tell a Kelly rallied from last in the early going to win Saturday's $250,000 Darley Debutante for 2-year-old fillies by 4 1/2 lengths at Del Mar.
Ridden by Alonso Quinonez, Tell a Kelly covered seven furlongs in 1:23.05 and paid $11.20, $5.60 and $3.60.
Wickedly Perfect returned $4.40 and $3.20 as the 5-2 favorite, while 30-1 shot Rigoletta was another 2 1/4 lengths back in third and paid $9.20 to show.
The victory, worth $150,000, increased Tell a Kelly's career earnings to $181,000, with two wins in three starts for trainer John Sadler.
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