Steinmann Entry Heads Graduation Stakes

Edited from track report.

A field of nine, including an entry owned by Heinz Steinmann and trained by Mike Harrington, is set to go in Wednesday's $125,000 Graduation Stakes at Del Mar. The race, at 5 1/2 furlongs, is for 2-year-old males bred in California.
   
Oberwald, who is high-weighted at 120 pounds, and Luzern, both sons of 1996 Best Pal Stakes winner Swiss Yodeler, make up the Harrington-trained duo. Harrington also conditioned Swiss Yodeler.

Luzern has been assigned 117 pounds, as have Expression, Slab Granite, Jury Box, Icecoldbeeratreds and Fabulous World. The other two in the field -- One Bad Storm and Martinblestme -- are first-time starters and will carry 114.
   
Here's the way they'll line up from the rail, with riders: One Bad Storm, Martin Pedroza; Expression, Brice Blanc; Slab Granite, Patrick Valenzuela; Luzern, Tyler Baze; Martinblestme, Victor Espinoza; Oberwald, Alex Solis; Jury Box, Mike Smith; Icecoldbeeratreds, David Flores; Fabulous World, Eddie Delahoussaye.