Turtle Bird Stable’s Sir Whimsey notched a victory in the $100,000 R.R.M. Carpenter Jr. Memorial at Delaware Park today.

With Alan Garcia aboard, the 6-year-old son of Jump Start posted a 2-length victory and returned $5.40 as the second choice in the field of five. Edgewater, with A.R. Napravnik, finished second a half length in front of Alma d’Oro, with John Velazquez, in third. The After cutting early fractions of :46.42 for the half and 1:10.54 for the three-quarters Our Edge, With Jeremy Rose faded to fourth. The final time for the mile and a sixteenth over a fast main track was 1:43.00.

Sir Whimsey raised his career record to five wins from 24 starts with earnings of $504534.