Frostmourne fresh for Hill Prince Stakes

ELMONT, N.Y. – Frostmourne, the impressive winner of the Kent Stakes at Delaware Park on July 15, returns to the races in Saturday’s Grade 3, $500,000 Hill Prince Stakes going 1 1/8 miles at Belmont Park.

Frostmourne drew post 4 in a field of nine 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the Hill Prince.

Frostmourne was being pointed to the Secretariat at Arlington this summer, but trainer Christophe Clement didn’t feel he was training well enough in early August to take on that challenge.

“His last two works have been good; his last work was [a bullet],” Clement said. “I know it’s a very tough race. That’s okay, he’s a nice horse.”

Bricks and Mortar will try to rebound from his first loss in the Hill Prince. Others entered were Hieroglyphics, Lucullan, Rocketry, Secretary At War, Small Bear, Ticonderoga, and Yoshida.

◗ Disco Partner, who set a North American record for six furlongs on turf (1:05.67) when winning the Grade 3 Jaipur here in June, will be heavily favored in a field of five entered in the $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational at six furlongs. He will face Snowday, We Deer You, Ready for Rye, and Bold Thunder. The Belmont Turf Sprint will go as race 3.