Photo: Hollywood Park
Lady Railrider, the 120-pound highweight in the
$80,000-added Cat’s Cradle Handicap Sunday, will be shipped south from Golden
Gate Fields Thursday, trainer Steve Specht confirmed Wednesday.
“She should be there around 11 a.m.; she’s going to Ed
Moger’s barn (72 East),” said Specht. Joe Talamo will ride the hard-hitting
6-year-old mare in the 7 ½-furlong race for California-bred fillies and mares.
Lady Railrider, a homebred owned by Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Williams, has recorded nine firsts, 11 seconds, five thirds and four fourths in
32 starts and earned $587,230.
Other probable starters include Downhill Diva, Brice Blanc,
119; Excellent News, Rafael Bejarano, 119; California Nectar, Martin Pedroza,
118; Salty Sarah, Martin Garcia, 118; Going for a Spin, 116; Chokecherymary,
Garrett Gomez, 114; and Tiz Flirtatious, 114.
BEJARANO SEEKS THIRD
STARLET WIN
Jockey Rafael Bejarano, who suffered a bruised foot in a
gate mishap Sunday that forced him to miss the last three races, was back on
horses Wednesday morning as he prepares for a busy week capped by a call aboard
favored Weemissfrankie in the Grade I Hollywood Starlet Saturday.
Bejarano seeks his third victory in five years in the rich
race. Shortly after shifting to the Southern California
circuit near the end of 2007, Bejarano won in his first Starlet try aboard Country
Star. He guided Blind Luck to a decisive score in 2009.
Corey Nakatani leads in Starlet wins with four. Bejarano has
been aboard Weemissfrankie in all four of her starts--three firsts and a
third--for trainer Peter Eurton.
MORNING LINE JOINS
SHIRREFFS STABLE
Morning Line, a Grade 1 stakes-winning millionaire, has
joined the John Shirreffs stable here. The 4-year-old colt won the Grade 1 Carter
Handicap at Aqueduct in April. In 2010, he won the Grade II Pennsylvania Derby
and finished second, beaten by a head, in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. He was
trained in the East by Nick Zito in his previous 12 starts.