Prime Engine Joins Graded Stakes Company in Bob Hope

 

Prime Engine, a son of Northern Afleet with victories in his first two starts at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash., is the 3-1 morning line favorite in a field of nine for Saturday’s $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes.

 

Owned by Mark Dedomenico and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Prime Engine blew away the Northwest Region competition by 10 ¼ lengths in his racing debut on September 13 at 5 ½ furlongs and successfully stretched out to 1 1/16 miles with a 5 ½ length victory in the $64,000 Gottstein Futurity on September 25.

 

The 7-furlong, Grade III Bob Hope for 2-year-olds is the first of nine graded stakes in the Bing Crosby Season. The field, from the rail out:

 

Sebastian’s Heart (Corey Nakatani, 8-1), Story to Tell (Joe Talamo, 8-1), Diamond Majesty (Martin Pedroza, 9-2), Prime Engine (Mike Smith, 3-1), Every May (Saul Arias, 15-1), Alright Alright (Kent Desormeaux, 6-1), No Problem (Victor Espinoza, 15-1), St. Joe Bay (Elvis Trujillo, 5-1).

 

Source: Del Mar Communications