It
Tiz, a winner in her turf debut against older rivals on June 4, is among eight
3-year-old fillies scheduled to compete in the $60,000 Le Cle Stakes Thursday
night at Hollywood Park.
At
the conclusion of the special evening program – post time 7:05 p.m. – a concert
starring Devo will begin – approximately 10:30 p.m. – at the North Park Lawn.
General
admission is $8 before 9 p.m. and $15 after 9 p.m. There is also $3 beer until
9 p.m. and hot dogs are $2. General parking is free.
Owned
by Allen and Susan Branch and trained by Mark Glatt, It Tiz, a daughter of
Tiznow and the Woodman mare Star Of The Woods, won an optional claimer by a
half-length on June 4.
The
victory was the third in seven starts for the $170,000 yearling purchase and
boosted her earnings to $156,315. David Flores will again ride in the race at
one mile.
Exiting
four consecutive Grade 1’s, Crisp will make her first start on grass for owner
Michael Talla and trainer John Sadler.
A
daughter of El Corredor and the Sir Cat mare Cat’s Fair, Crisp, who upset Blind
Luck in the Santa Anita Oaks in her second Grade 1 appearance, will be making
her initial start since finishing eighth in the Acorn on June 5 at Belmont Park.
Joel
Rosario has the mount on Crisp, who has earned $258,821 while winning three of
seven. She will carry top weight of 123 pounds.
Glory
Pride and I’mneverwrong are the only two entrants that have multiple wins on
turf.
Trained
by Ron McAnally for the Craig Family Trust, Glory Pride has won twice in five
grass starts. The Candy Ride filly out of the Danzig
mare Pride N Glory has been idle since winning an optional claimer by a neck on
March 19 at Santa Anita.
She
is 1-for-1 on the Hollywood
Park
turf, having defeated maidens by a nose last Nov. 25. Overall, she is 2-for-6
with a bankroll of $65,000.
Owned
by Forging Oaks Farm and trained by Jim Cassidy, I’mneverwrong has won twice in
10 tries while earning $76,781. Her victories came in succession earlier in the
year at Santa Anita.
Completing
the field are Crisis Of Spirit, fourth in the Railbird Stakes on May 9, Got An
Itch, third in the Manhattan Beach Stakes at six furlongs on turf on May 30,
Washington Bridge, who was fourth in the Manhattan Beach and Nicole H, who will
be making her first appearance on turf after a maiden win over Cushion Track on
June 5.
The
race is named in honor of Le Cle, a multiple stakes winner who raced for Mrs.
Howard B. Keck and was trained by Charlie Whittingham. Among her victories were
stakes successes at Hollywood
Park
in the Princess and Honeymoon (1972) and the Beverly Hills Handicap (1973).
From
the inside out, the lineup for the Le Cle Stakes: Glory Pride, Joe Talamo
rides, 119 pounds; It Tiz, David Flores, 119; Crisis Of Spirit, Martin Garcia,
115; Washington Bridge, Tyler Baze, 115; I’mneverwrong, Victor Espinoza, 117;
Got An Itch, Rafael Bejarano, 115; Crisp, Joel Rosario, 123 and Nicole H,
Alonso Quinonez, 115.