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Royally-Bred Pauline’s Pearl Tabbed Morning-Line Favorite For Iowa Oaks

Sired by Tapit and out of the Grade 1 winner Hot Dixie Chick, Stonestreet homebred Pauline's Pearl has been tabbed as the 2-1 morning line favorite for Friday's Grade 3, $250,000 Iowa Oaks at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Ia. The 3-year-old filly, trained by Steve Asmussen, won the G3 Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn before finishing eighth in the G1 Kentucky Oaks.

A close second choice on the morning line at 5-2 is G2 Black-Eyed Susan winner Army Wife, trained by Mike Maker. The Declaration of War filly will break from the rail under top jockey Joel Rosario.

Winner of the listed Busanda Stakes in January, The Grass is Blue also ships west for trainer Bill Mott. The Broken Vow filly most recently finished sixth in the Black-Eyed Susan.

The full field is as follows:

  1. Army Wife – Maker – Rosario
  2. Pauline's Pearl – Asmussen – Ricardo Santana, Jr.
  3. Sister Annie – Brad Cox – Florent Geroux
  4. Shesa Mystery – Jeff Hiles – David Cabrera
  5. The Grass Is Blue – Mott – Junior Alvarado
  6. Oliviaofthedesert – Ken McPeek – Shane Laviolette
  7. Windwill – Larry Jones – Alex Birzer

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Super Stock Has ‘Trained Solidly’ Ahead Of Friday’s Iowa Derby

Arkansas Derby winner Super Stock headlines a field of eight 3-year-olds expected to run in Friday's $250,000 Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Ia. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen on behalf of his parents and country music manager Erv Woolsey, the son of Dialed In ran fourth last out in a rain-sodden edition of the listed Texas Derby on May 31.

Prior to that Super Stock had finished sixteenth in the Kentucky Derby, just three weeks after springing the upset in Arkansas.

“Running back in the Derby was a little quick off his lifetime best in the Arkansas Derby, regressed just a tad,” Asmussen told bloodhorse.com on Tuesday. “He had anything but a decent trip in the Texas Derby there, but he's trained solidly. Very fun horse to run.”

Others expected for the Iowa Derby include stakes-winner Nova Rags and a pair from the barn of trainer Brad Cox, stakes-winner Gagetown and Juddmonte homebred Snow House. Proxy, the listed second choice on the morning line, will be scratched.

The full field is as follows:

  1. SCR
  2. Super Stock – Asmussen – Ricardo Santana, Jr.
  3. Bourbon Thunder – Ian Wilkes – Chris Landeros
  4. Flash of Mischief – Karl Broberg – Elvin Gonzalez
  5. Stilleto Boy – Doug Anderson – Fernando De La Cruz
  6. Rightandjust – Shane Wilson – David Cabrera
  7. Gagetown – Cox – Florent Geroux
  8. Snow House – Cox – Joel Rosario
  9. Nova Rags – Bill Mott – Junior Alvarado

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Mishriff Tops Expected Field Of Seven For Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse Stakes

Seven horses will go forward for the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park on Saturday, July 3. The 10-furlong Group 1 showpiece takes place over 10 furlongs, forms part of the British Champions Series, and is the first major contest where those from the Classic generation take on their older counterparts.

Heading the market at 13-8 with sponsor Coral is Mishriff for John and Thady Gosden. The 4-year-old has already bagged two very valuable prices overseas this year with victories in the word's most valuable race, the Saudi Cup, and the Group One Dubai Sheema Classic.

Aidan O'Brien has trained five Coral-Eclipse winners and needs one more victory to equal the record of Alec Taylor Jr and Sir Michael Stoute. O'Brien has three horses going forward headed by St Mark's Basilica. The 3-year-old Siyouni colt is a dual Classic winner in France this season, having scooped the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2,000 Guineas) and Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) so far in 2021. The Ballydoyle trio is completed by 2019 Juddmonte International hero Japan and Armory, who was a close third behind stable companion Love in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Also going forward are last year's Group 1 QIPCO Champion Stakes hero Addeybb, last seen when landing the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, Australia in April, and Wonderful Tonight, who was the very impressive winner of the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot on her seasonal reappearance. If successful, 7-year-old Addeybb would create history by becoming the oldest ever winner.

The confirmations are completed by El Drama, a disappointment behind St Mark's Basilica last time but previously a cozy winner of the Listed Dee Stakes at Chester.

David Stevens of Coral said: “In the absence of Lord North, who had been backed into 6-1 for Saturday's race, this year's Coral-Eclipse market is dominated by the last two winners of the Prix du Jockey Club, with the year-older Mishriff just shading favoritism at 13-8, ahead of this year's Chantilly winner, St Mark's Basilica, at 7-4.

“Of the rest, both Addeybb and Wonderful Tonight could both shorten in the betting should plenty of rain fall over Sandown this week.”

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