Trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. is loading up for a $53,000 allowance on Friday at Laurel Park, entering a pair of 3-year-old colts coming out of graded stakes company. Antisocial will run on dirt for the first time in six months, while National Law will make his first start since the Grade 1 Haskell in July. Both classy runners will effectively be making their first starts against older rivals, as Antisocial only faced one 4-year-old in an unrestricted field of eight when he won a maiden special weight on a muddy track at Aqueduct on May 15. His next five starts on grass were all against 3-year-olds, including a third-place finish in the Grade 2 Secretariat at Colonial Downs and a fourth in the Grade 1 Franklin-Simpson at Kentucky Downs. Last month, Antisocial stalked the pace before giving way in the Grade 3 Bryan Station at Keeneland, finishing ninth. Though his maiden score on dirt was in a race taken off the turf, Duarte said that his pedigree and prior experience on the surface should facilitate a smooth transition. “He’s by Not This Time, and they just run on anything,” Duarte said. “He did run and won on the dirt in New York, so he does handle both. Maybe he brings a better race on the turf, but he does handle both surfaces.” :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. National Law has not managed to get as much experience as his stablemate to this point in his 3-year-old season, but unlike Antisocial, Duarte said that he plans to run him through the winter. The colt made his 2025 debut with an allowance victory at Pimlico, at which point Duarte decided to enter him in the $150,000 Pegasus at Monmouth Park, where he finished a well-beaten fourth. He then ran in the Haskell, where he went off as a 52-1 longshot and finished 13 1/2 lengths behind Journalism. “Earlier in the year, you can go to these [allowances for non-winners of two] against older horses, which could be just as tough as a 3-year-old stakes,” Duarte said. “So, yeah, we took a couple shots, but the horse seems like he likes to train. He likes his job, so we’re happy to get him back on track.” While Antisocial will try a dirt route for the first time on Friday, National Law should be more prepared for the 1 1/16-mile distance. In Antisocial’s only attempt at the distance, he finished third by a neck in a turf allowance at Delaware Park. A coupled entry from trainer Jamie Ness will likely be the toughest competition to Duarte’s pair. Listed at 6-5 on the morning line, 5-year-old gelding Love Me Not and 4-year-old colt Hagrid’s Flame should prove to be legitimate older competition for the 3-year-olds. Claimed by Ness for $20,000 in May, Love Me Not has since won on both turf and dirt and has not earned a Beyer Speed Figure under 85 in four starts. Hagrid’s Flame has not run since April, but his improvement for Ness earlier this year was remarkable. If not for a disqualification in his last race at Parx Racing, he would have three victories in four starts this year. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.