Cardinal Zin is stepping up in class off a loss, but he still looks like a major player in a $15,000 claiming race for 3-year-olds and up at Northlands Park on Saturday. The 6 1/2-furlong sprint drew seven well-matched horses and goes as the seventh race.
Cardinal Zin, trained by Tom Rycroft, won his two previous races before losing by a neck to Lyons Growl in a $10,000 claiming race going six furlongs Aug. 25. With any kind of a trip, he would be coming into Saturday’s race looking for his fourth straight win.