Devileye, Puntsville eye Canterbury stakes

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Devileye and Puntsville, Illinois-bred stakes winners on the June 2 card at Arlington, could ship to Canterbury Park for their next start, trainer Michele Boyce said.

Devileye is possible for the $50,000 Dark Star Cup over 6 1/2 furlongs on dirt, while Puntsville could run in the $50,000 Hoist Her Flag over six furlongs on dirt, a race she won last summer. Both races are next Saturday. Devileye and Puntsville are half-siblings.

Four-year-old Devileye is especially interesting. He’s won seven of his nine starts and finished second in his two losses, and in the June 2 Addison Cammack Stakes, a six-furlong Polytrack sprint, he beat talented Goneghost by 1 3/4 lengths and earned a graded-stakes-level Beyer Speed Figure of 101.

◗ Princess La Quinta, winner of the Grade 3 Arlington Matron on May 19 at Arlington, will cut back from 1 1/8 miles to seven furlongs in the June 23 Chicago Handicap at Arlington, trainer and part-owner Jim Gulick said Thursday.