Three-year-olds will take to the turf on Saturday at Del Mar in the 74th running of the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap. With a purse of $150,000, the race will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth and has drawn a field of six sophomores.
Topping the field at 2-1 is Enterprising, a homebred son of Elusive Quality for Glen Hill Farm. The bay colt is trained by Tom Proctor and will be ridden for the second time by Mike Smith after the pair teamed up to win the Oceanside Stakes by a neck in July at Del Mar. The ultra-consistent colt has been on the board in seven of his eight starts, all of which have come on turf or synthetics and he will break from post position six.
The second choice at 5-2 on the morning line is Schoolofhardrocks, a dark bay son of Rock Hard Ten trained by David Hofmans. Bred by Jerry Amerman and owned by Amerman Racing, LLC., he will have Martin Garcia back aboard after a fourth place finish under Victor Espinoza in the American Derby (G3) as the favorite. He has won two of his six starts and has recorded consecutive bullet workouts since his last race.
Breaking from the inside post is Argyle Cut, tabbed at 7-2 on the morning line. The ridgling son of Harlington will try to avenge a narrow loss to Enterprising in the Oceanside Stakes and earn his first stakes win. Corey Nakatani will remain aboard for William Morey and has been in the irons for both recent starts against stakes company. He has been on the board in nine of his ten starts and has two wins to his credit.
The 2023 Preakness Stakes is coming up Saturday, May 20 at Pimlico! It is one of the most eagerly-awaited events of the racing year, and this is the place to […]
The Preakness Stakes is coming up on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The second jewel of the American Triple Crown drew a field of 10 top three-year-olds. Find out the top contenders in the race, and learn the best places to place your bets!
After all the drama of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, the racing scene shifts to Pimlico Race Course in anticipation of the running of the 2019 Preakness Stakes. A couple of the high-profile contenders from the Derby are expected in the field, as well as a number of new shooters that add to the handicapping puzzle and could provide good betting value.
The field has been established for the 2016 running of the Belmont Stakes and of the thirteen contenders, there are four horses who competed in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and are moving on to the third jewel of the Triple Crown.
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