Bar of Gold targets Raven Run

ELMONT, N.Y. – Bar of Gold, second to Cavorting in both the Grade 1 Test and Grade 2 Prioress stakes at Saratoga, will make her next start in the Grade 2, $250,000 Raven Run Stakes for 3-year-old fillies Oct. 18 at Keeneland, trainer John Kimmel said.

Though she is a New York-bred and would be tough in a race such as the $150,000 Iroquois Stakes on Oct. 24, Kimmel said the seven-furlong Raven Run gives his filly a chance to become a graded stakes winner.

◗ Jockey Angel Cruz, sidelined since breaking a bone in his hand in a spill Aug. 17 at Saratoga, is expected to return to race riding this Saturday at Belmont Park, according to his agent, Bill Castle.