A field of nine 3-year-old colts and geldings will contest the 1 1/16-mile La Jolla Handicap (gr. IIIT) to be run Saturday on Del Mar’s turf course. The Bob Baffert-trained Purely Cozzene is the 120 pound starting highweight and enters the race after a third-place finish in the $150,000 Grand Prairie Turf Challenge at Lone Star Park in early July. Previous to the Turf Challenge, Purely Cozzene won $200,000 USA Stakes -- also at Lone Star -- and Hollywood Park's Will Rogers Handicap (gr. IIIT). The field for the La Jolla -- with jockeys, weights and morning-line odds -- will consist of:
1—Generations, Yutaka Take, 116, 8-1
2—Loyal Tartare, Jose Valdivia Jr., 114, 12-1
3—Safarando, Garrett Gomez, 115, 5-1
4—On Time Airline, Eddie Delahoussaye, 114, 10-1
5—Truly Believe, Martin Pedroza, 112, 20-1
6—Sign of Hope, Victor Espinoza, 115, 8-1
7—Purely Cozzene, David Flores, 120, 5-2
8—Duke of Green, Chris McCarron, 117, 2-1
9—Jekyll and Hyde, Laffit Pincay Jr., 115, 15-1
