Too Discreet heads field of eight in Quick Call

Multiple stakes winner Too Discreet heads a field of eight 3-year-olds entered on the turf for the $100,000 Quick Call on Thursday.

Trained by Christophe Clement, the New York-bred Discreet Cat colt was 2-for-2 last season at Saratoga at the Quick Call's distance of 5 ½ furlongs, with victories in a maiden race and the Schenectady.

This year, the Patricia Generazio color-bearer's lone win in three starts came in the seven-furlong Paradise Creek at Belmont, finishing fourth and sixth, respectively, in the 1 1/16-mile Woodhaven and the one-mile Manila.

Joel Rosario has the mount aboard the 2-1 morning-line favorite, who drew the outside post.

Expected to vie for favoritism are Holding Gold, who has one win and two seconds this year for trainer Mark Casse, and Commend, shortening up from his recent six-furlong maiden win for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott.

Holding Gold, tabbed at 5-2 on the morning line, drew post position 7 under Julien Leparaoux, while Commend, 3-1, will leave from post position 3 under Junior Alvarado.

Rounding out the field, from the rail out, are the Linda Rice-trained Tiz Long Gone, making his Spa debut; Bust Another, second in his turf debut in the New York Stallion Series in June at Belmont; Expected Ruler, winner of a 5 ½-furlong allowance at Keeneland three starts back; Don't Be So Salty, in search of his first win of 2016, and Save the Drama, making his first start on turf.

Sudden Surprise was entered but will run only if the race comes off the turf.

Source: NYRA Communications