Shakhimat, Dressed in Hermes Top Runners in American Turf

Richard Hogan and Dan Gale’s Shakhimat, the front-running winner of the Transylvania (GIII) at Keeneland in his most recent start, and Budget Stable’s Dressed in Hermes, one of the top 3-year-old grass runner in California, headline a field of 13 for the 25th running of the $300,000 American Turf (GII) at 1 1/16 miles.

The American Turf will go as the ninth race with a 3:35 post time.

Trained by Roger Attfield, Shakhimat came off a five-month layoff to win the Transylvania by 3 ¼ lengths.  Emma-Jayne Wilson will have the mount and break from post position eight.

Dressed in Hermes, a three-time stakes winner on turf in Southern California, comes into Saturday’s race off a victory in the Pasadena Stakes March 13 at Santa Anita. Trained by Janet Armstrong, Dressed in Hermes will break from post position 11 and be ridden by Mike Smith.

The field for the American Turf, with riders and weights from the inside, is: Airoforce (Julien Leparoux, 120 pounds), Cutacorner (Jon Court, 118), Converge (Javier Castellano, 120), Beach Patrol (Flavien Prat, 118), Frank Conversation (Mario Gutierrez, 120), J R’s Holiday (Emisael Jaramillo, 120), Two Step Time (Joel Rosario, 118), Shakhimat (Wilson, 120), Camelot Kitten (Irad Ortiz Jr., 118), American Patriot (Florent Geroux, 118), Dressed in Hermes (Smith, 120), Surgical Strike (Luis Saez, 118) and Azar (John Velazquez, 123).

Source: Churchill Downs