Jean Briceno

Alberto Delgado Earns First Training Victory

Alberto Delgado, who earned Eclipse Award honors as the champion apprentice jockey in 1982, recorded his first win as a trainer when In Honor of Jeff rallied from last in Sunday's sixth race at Laurel Park, a $12,500 non-winners-of-two claimer for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs. It was the ninth starter saddled by Delgado, who retired from riding to train full time last December. "It feels great. I ran a couple of horses, and they were not running well," said Delgado. "Even though this horse was training well, you...

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