Clement ships Stand With Mo in for turf maiden race

The most intriguing races on the Sunday card at Gulfstream Park West are for 2-year-olds.

The fourth is a maiden special weight at a mile on turf. The full field includes half-siblings to Grade 1 winners Nereid and Restless Rider.

The featured seventh race is a $50,000 claiming sprint over six furlongs, with half of the six entrants coming off maiden wins. They are Zamfir, Tiz the Dude, and King Tarzan. Favoritism should go to two-time winner Paladio.

The fourth race drew a number of promising young runners. Stand With Mo, who is making the second start of his career, is a half-brother to Nereid, a Grade 1 winner on turf, and Sea Queen, a stakes winner who is Grade 1-placed on turf. The horses are from the mare Dowry, who was a four-time winner on the grass.

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Edgard Zayas has the mount on Belmont Park shipper Stand With Mo, who will break from the rail for Stonetower Stable and trainer Christophe Clement.

Andres Eduardo is a half-brother to Restless Rider, who was a Grade 1 winner at 2. He is moving back to both two turns and turf and figures to be prominent under Leonel Reyes, who has the mount for Alex Andres and trainer Antonio Sano.

Sano’s other runner in the field, Tinotorero, is entered for the main-track only. The first-time starter is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Recruiting Ready, who has earned $807,639.

Chess’s Dream is moving back to both turf and the maiden ranks after a restricted stakes start. He’s done his best work under such conditions. He ran second in a pair of maiden special weight races at a mile on turf at Gulfstream Park in his first two starts and a repeat of either performance could land him in the winner’s circle.

Chess’s Dream is a half-brother to Casa Creed, a Grade 2 winner on turf. Miguel Vasquez has the mount for trainer Mike Maker.

Another chief player is Barnegat Light, who finishd a creditable fourth in his debut Sept. 20, when traveling a mile on turf in a maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park. He was second last out in an off-the-turf sprint at seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park West. Barnegat Light is from a mare who won three races on the grass. Victor Lebron has the mount for trainer Timothy Hamm.

JSM Equine and trainer Todd Pletcher unveil Easton Rocks, a son of Declaration of War. The stallion is getting 17 percent 2-year-old winners and 17 percent turf winners. Easton Rocks is from the Medaglia d’Oro mare Bridgette Bordeaux, who was both a winner and stakes-placed at the age of 2.

Emisael Jaramillo has the mount on Easton Rocks. The colt shows a nice foundation of works for Pletcher, who wins at a 20 percent clip with first-time starters, according to statistics from Daily Racing Form.

◗ Claiming Crown nominations close Sunday. The nine-race series worth a total of $835,000 will be run Dec. 5 at Gulfstream Park.