Cheekaboo heads Sandy Blue

DEL MAR, Calif. – Cheekaboo, the 23-1 upset winner of the Grade 2 Honeymoon at Santa Anita on June 19, tops the likely field for the $75,000-added Sandy Blue Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles on turf Sunday.

Her rivals are expected to include Barleysugar, How Unusual, Lynne’s Legacy, Mirage, Nine Point Nine, Riri, and Sweet Halory. Corps de Ballet and Well Caught are possible.

◗ The speedy Pretty N Cool, the winner of last year’s Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, tuned up for her first start since January with a five-furlong work from the gate Wednesday in 59 seconds for trainer Bob Baffert. It was the fastest work of the day among 10 at the distance.

◗ Kentuckian, the winner of last year’s Grade 3 Laz Barrera at Los Alamitos, is nearing a return to action after being sidelined for more than a year following a third-place finish in last year’s Grade 2 Los Alamitos Derby. He worked five furlongs on turf Tuesday in 1:02.80 for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.