Social-media phenom Skibidi Rizz is entered at Hawthorne

Skibidi Rizz is not just entered for turf on Thursday at Hawthorne. The Nyquist gelding is grass coded.

Since breaking his maiden July 15 at Horseshoe Indianapolis in an off-the-turf affair, Skibidi Rizz has been at trainer and co-owner John Haran's Hawthorne base of operations. Haran claimed Skbidi Rizz in April for a partnership that includes Michael Ryan's Clabar Mor Stables.

"We’re already even on him after that win, so we’re hoping to have some fun with him,” Ryan said. “He has a fan club, that’s for sure, and he’s only a 3-year-old so he can keep developing. We’ll probably try to get him back on turf."

Skibidi Rizz's lone other turf try came June 8 at Hawthorne against maiden-special-weight foes. He was never a threat at 20-1 but has run improved figures in each of his starts since, and Haran claimed him with turf in mind.

Skibidi Rizz's race on Thursday is the fifth of eight with a post time of 5:40 p.m. EDT. The purse is $31,000, and Skibidi Rizz is the 12-1 seventh choice in the field of eight meant for turf. Javier Tavares is the jockey.