Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Kona Gold will face only three challengers when he carries top weight of 126 pounds in Sunday's grade II Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs.The Java Gold gelding, who carried 125 pounds to win the March 4 San Carlos Handicap, will be spotting the field from 11 to 16 pounds as he seeks his sixth consecutive victory. Trainer Paco Gonzalez will send out Hollycombe, a lightly-raced 7-year-old Kentucky-bred by Capote, to face Kona Gold. Hollycombe gets into the Portrero Grande with 114 pounds.The field for the grade II race, in post position order, with riders and weights:
1--Hollycombe, Chris McCarron, 114
2--Kona Gold, Alex Solis, 126
3--Explicit, Kent Desormeaux, 113
4--Romanzo, Laffit Pincay Jr., 110
Champion Kona Gold has been assigend 126 pounds for the Potrero Grande at Santa Anita.
