Six Oceanside starters back for more in La Jolla
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Benoit Photo/Del Mar
Monster Bea and Moonlight Drive, the 1-2 finishers in the Oceanside, and four other starters in the traditional opening day stakes were entered Wednesday for Saturday’s Grade III $150,000 La Jolla Handicap.
The second in the three-race grass series for 3-year-olds of the summer meeting, the La Jolla is at 1 1/16 miles compared to the mile of the Oceanside. The Grade II $250,000 Del Mar Derby completes the series on September 4.
In addition to Monster Bea and Moonlight Drive, runner-up by 2 ¼ lengths, the returnees from the Oceanside are: Dressed in Hermes (4th), Mr. Roary (8th), Imperious One (9th) and Ebadan (10th).
The field from the rail out: Free Rose (Joe Talamo, 12-1), Liam the Charmer (Santiago Gonzalez, 6-1), Moonlight Drive (Flavien Prat, 3-1), Dressed in Hermes (Kent Desormeaux, 8-1), Mr. Roary (Edwin Maldonado, 20-1), Lucky Bryan (Victor Espinoza, 9-2), Burger and Fries (Drayden Van Dyke, 12-1), Monster Bea (Gary Stevens, 5-2), Ebadan (Norberto Arroyo, Jr., 12-1) and Imperious One (Jamie Theriot, 15-1).
Source: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
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