This week at Golden Gate Fields, June 8-11
A speed-laden field of 10 sprinters was entered Wednesday for the Albany Stakes — a 5-furlong grass race.
Grade 3 winners Rocket Heat and Distinctiv Passion join fellow front-runners Stormy Rocit, Right Hand Man, Krsto Skye, Kaabraaj, Marino’s Wild Cat and the mare Fast and Foxy against late-running Horse Laugh and Eric the Trojan. …
The 8-year-old mare has won 16 of 37 career starts and is 12-for-17 with three stakes victories and $325,862 in earnings since trainer and co-owner Bill Delia purchased her in early 2014.
While the third leg of the Triple Crown is the richest race Saturday at Belmont Park, the day’s highlight might be the return of trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s champion filly Songbird in the Ogden Phipps Stakes.
Songbird hasn’t raced since losing by a nose to Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov.4 — her first loss after 11 straight dominant victories.
Former Golden Gate Fields-based Code Warrior and Minks Aprise ran 1-2 three-quarters of a length apart in the Grade 3, $95,693 Hendrie Stakes for fillies and mares Sunday at Woodbine.