ELMONT, N.Y. – Lubash is retired. Kharafa and King Kreesa are nursing injuries. Get Jets has his sights set on the Red Smith next month at Aqueduct. With those four horses out of the mix, Saturday’s $200,000 Mohawk Stakes, for New York-bred males on turf, has attracted a different cast of characters to the statebred stakes ranks. Offering Plan is the main exception. He’s been a regular in the four traditional New York-bred stakes run on this circuit, and earlier this year won the Kingston Stakes over this turf course. On Saturday, in the 39th renewal of the Mohawk, Offering Plan will be rejoining the statebred ranks after a seventh-place finish in the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland. The Shadwell was just two weeks ago, so Offering Plan will be making a relatively quick turnaround in this spot. “It’s not ideal; we took a shot in Kentucky, it didn’t work out,” trainer Chad Brown said. “We’re planning on giving the horse the winter off, so this will be his last start of the year. We’ll try him once on short rest and then give him a much-deserved break.” Nevisian Sky, also trained by Brown, is making his stakes debut in the Mohawk coming off two wins and a second in his last three starts. “He’s an improving horse, he’s definitely found his niche on turf,” said Brown, who added that this will be Nevisian Sky’s last start of the year. The Mohawk could be an interestingly run race. Black Tide figures to wing it on the front end under Jose Lezcano. He finished fourth in the West Point behind Get Jets and then was beaten a length by Annals of Time, a Grade 1 winner making his first start off a nine-month layoff in a Sept. 30 allowance race. “He’s very aggressive, he doesn’t want anybody to take a hold of him,” trainer David Cannizzo said. “The best thing to do with horses like that is go long and put them on the lead.” Converge tried those tactics in the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational. He doesn’t look to have as much early speed as Black Tide. Cloontia figures to be close-up, while Rapt is likely to try and pick them all up late. All Is Number completes the field. With Fourstar Crook and Bar of Gold having run in Grade 1 stakes out of town, the $200,000 Ticonderoga for New York-bred females on turf becomes a wide-open affair. Brown sends out Fifty Five and Ancient Secret, both graded stakes winners who have gone off form. Fifty Five returns to New York-bred competition for the first time since a maiden victory 11 months ago. She has competed in six consecutive open-company stakes, winning the Grade 3 Florida Oaks where she defeated La Coronel who won last week’s Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland. Ancient Secret stretches out to a route after two disappointing tries sprinting. Feeling Bossy, Broken Border, and Tizzelle are contenders in the Ticondergoa. Mohawk (Race 9) KEY CONTENDERS Offering Plan, by Spring At Last Last 3 Beyers: 95-98-98 ◗ Wheels back in two weeks after getting beat 4 3/4 lengths in Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile. ◗ Is 3 for 7 over Belmont turf, including victory in the Kingston here in May. Cloontia, by Sidney’s Candy Last 3 Beyers: 94-93-86 ◗ Made the lead in midstretch but was outfinished by Get Jets, Call Provision, and Kharafa, when beaten 1 1/4 lengths in the Ashley T. Cole here last month. ◗ Could get first run on Black Tide. Black Tide, by Hold Me Back Last 3 Beyers: 94-95-88 ◗ Drifted out at the quarter pole or he might have beaten Grade 1 winner Annals of Time in allowance race here Sept. 16. ◗ Will be playing catch-me-if-you-can under Lezcano Ticonderoga (Race 4) KEY CONTENDERS Fifty Five, by Get Stormy Last 3 Beyers: 86-85-84 ◗ Has been facing the likes of Uni, Proctor’s Ledge, and New Money Honey in her last three starts and should relish the class relief. ◗ Will be taken back and come with one late run. Broken Border, by Broken Vow Last 3 Beyers: 86-86-82 ◗ Has returned from a year layoff to win three of four starts with all three wins coming against New York-breds. ◗ Is 4 for 8 over Belmont’s turf. Feeling Bossy, by Courageous Cat Last 3 Beyers: 88-89-88 ◗ Makes first start after being claimed for $62,500 by Jason Servis off a nose victory against open company. ◗ Has done her best running at Belmont, where she is 4 for 7. Tizzelle, by Tizway Last 3 Beyers: 92-80-79 ◗ Lightly raced runner was second to Fourstar Crook in John Hettinger here Sept. 24 and has come back with two straight bullet works over the Saratoga turf.