Winning Prize Trying to Return to Form in $80,000 Wickerr Stakes

Winning Prize (ARG) has been tabbed as the morning line favorite at odds of 5-2 for trainer Neil Drysdale. A six-year-old son of Pure Prize, he has won eight of his nineteen starts and is a multiple graded stakes winner. He has finished off the board in all but one of his six starts since winning the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) in March of2014. He will have Martin Garcia in the irons as he tries to return to competitive form and will break from the outside post.

Kulik Lodge stepping up to stakes competition

Second choice at 7-2 on the morning line is Kulik Lodge for trainer Tom Proctor. Bred and owned by Stonestreet Stables, the five-year-old son of Curlin has won four of his five starts and will be making his stakes debut. He returned last time out off of an eight-month layoff to win an optional claiming race at Santa Anita by a nose after contesting the pace. Mike Smith will be back aboard and they are scheduled to break from post position four.

Global View trying to recapture winning form

Also in the field from the barn of Tom Proctor is Global View at odds of 5-1 on the morning line. A four-year-old son of Galileo (IRE), he was purchased for $500,000 by Glen Hill Farm as a yearling and has won three of his thirteen starts. A two-time graded stakes winner, he is stepping back up to stakes company after a pair of third-place finishes in optional claiming races at Santa Anita. Gary Stevens will be aboard and they will break from post eight.