Grade 1 winners ALPHABET KISSES (Alphabet Soup) and HOLLYWOOD STORY (Wild
Rush) are among eight fillies and mares entered for Sunday’s $300,000 Clement L.
Hirsch H. (G2) at Del Mar. The former recorded a three-length win in the A Gleam
H. (G2) last out and is the 120-pound highweight in the 1 1/16-mile main track
event. Hollywood Story, who won the Hawthorne H. (G3) in May and finished second
in the Milady Breeders’ Cup H. (G2) two starts back, will carry 119 pounds.
Other contenders include multiple Grade 1 queen STAR PARADE (Arg) (Parade
Marshal), El Encino S. (G2) winner GIRL WARRIOR (Elusive Quality) and A Gleam
runner-up VALENTINE DANCER (In Excess [Ire]).
The complete field, in post order with riders and imposts, is Star Parade,
Garrett Gomez, 114; Girl Warrior, Pat Valenzuela, 115; SANTA CANDIDA (Arg) (Espaciado),
Omar Berrio, 113; Alphabet Kisses, David Flores; Valentine Dancer, Jon Court,
117; TUCKED AWAY (Unusual Heat), Alex Solis, 113; MUIR BEACH (Skip Away), Tyler
Baze, 112; and Hollywood Story, Victor Espinoza.