Minister Eric

Minister Eric returns Wednesday at

Hollywood

Last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) runner-up MINISTER

ERIC (Old Trieste), who has not started since finishing 16th in

the Kentucky Derby (G1), headlines a field of 11 entered for

Wednesday's 6TH race at Hollywood Park. The Richard

Mandella-trained sophomore will break from post 1 under Corey

Nakatani in the 6 1/2-furlong allowance/optional claiming event,

which is open to older horses.

Minister Eric also finished second in last year's Del Mar

Futurity (G2) and captured an allowance race this year at

Keeneland prior to the Derby. The chestnut owns a 9-2-3-2 career

mark with $437,971 in earnings.

LIFESTYLE (Indian Charlie), who also comes off the shelf, is a

primary contender in Wednesday's event. Trained by Wesley Ward,

the four-year-old made his career debut in March at Gulfstream

Park and drew off impressively through the stretch to win by 9

3/4 lengths. He followed that with another monstrous performance

at Belmont Park in May, winning an allowance by 13 1/2 lengths.

The bay colt will make his first start since suffering his

initial defeat when fourth in an allowance in early June.

INDIAN COUNTRY (Indian Charlie), who returns off a 123-day

layoff for trainer Bob Baffert, is another promising and lightly

raced entrant. The three-year-old broke his maiden in his second

career attempt two starts back and then easily captured an

allowance at Hollywood in mid-July. He returns to action with

Casey Fusilier in the saddle. Stakes winner HARVARD AVENUE (You

and I) brings much more experience into the race, including a

third-place finish in the San Felipe S. (G2) and a fourth-place

showing behind Smarty Jones in the Arkansas Derby (G2). Tyler

Baze rides the Doug O'Neill trainee.