Del Mar
Eddie Read draws field of nine, all graded stakes winners
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Benoit Photo Gold Phoenix, last year's winner of the Eddie Read Stakes, will try to repeat against eight other rivals Sunday at Del Mar.
The Grade 2 Eddie Read Stakes, one of the leading turf races of the Del Mar summer meeting, has a projected field of nine on Sunday, all graded stakes winners.
The starting gate is expected to include Balladeer, Balnikhov, Dicey Mo Chara, Du Jour, Easter, Gold Phoenix, Johannes, Master Piece, and There Goes Harvard.
The $250,000 Eddie Read Stakes is run at 1 1/8 miles on turf.
Gold Phoenix and Balnikhov were first and second in the 2023 Eddie Read Stakes, which also drew a field of nine.
Johannes won the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile on turf at Santa Anita on May 27, with Du Jour and There Goes Harvard finishing third and fourth.
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