ELMONT, N.Y. - Naturally, Rodrigo Ubillo wasn’t thrilled when it was announced the two-time champion Songbird was going to kick off her 4-year-old campaign in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park. But, Ubillo isn’t shying away from the challenge, either, as he will send out his overachieving, underrated New York-bred filly Highway Star against the mighty Songbird in the Phipps. Songbird drew post 5 and is the 123-pound highweight in a seven-horse field entered Tuesday for the Phipps, which will go as race 5 on the 13-race Belmont Stakes card, which begins at 11:35 a.m. Eastern. Seven of the 10 stakes on Saturday’s card were drawn on Tuesday with the Belmont, Metropolitan Handicap, and Manhattan scheduled to be drawn Wednesday around noon at a luncheon in Rockefeller Center. Songbird, who has not run since suffering her first defeat, a nose loss to Beholder in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff, was scheduled to arrive Wednesday on a flight originating in Southern California and stopping in Kentucky. On Tuesday at Santa Anita, Songbird worked four furlongs in 46.40 seconds at Santa Anita, galloping out five furlongs in 58.80 seconds. Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said the move was “just to give her a blowout before the race.” Songbird will be making her first start at Belmont Park, and her first around one turn since she won the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante going seven furlongs in September 2015. The Phipps is run at 1 1/16 miles. :: Crush the Belmont Stakes with PPs, analysis, and more! Highway Star, a daughter of Girolamo, is 7 for 7 in one-turn races, including 4 for 4 at Belmont. She won the Grade 2 Ruffian by a half-length here on May 13. “My filly is undefeated here, but of course we respect that filly - she’s done wonders,” Ubillo said of Songbird. “We like our filly, too. I’m happy about my horse. The other one is coming from a layoff; sometimes they may need one race.” In post order, the Phipps field is: Highway Star, Paid Up Subscriber, Factor of Faith, Verve’s Tail, Songbird, Bar of Gold and Carina Mia. Salty back to one turn in Acorn Salty didn’t have the best of trips when she finished fifth, beaten four lengths by Abel Tasman in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on May 5. Saturday, Salty will look for smoother sailing when she takes on Abel Tasman and six others in the Grade 1, $700,000 Acorn Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Salty was bumped by Lockdown at the quarter pole and then had to steady in upper stretch before making a mild bid to finish fifth in the 1 1/8-mile Oaks. Prior to that, she won the Gulfstream Park Oaks by 4 1/4 lengths and a seven-furlong maiden race by 2 1/2 lengths. Asked about cutting back to a one-turn mile in the Acorn, trainer Mark Casse said: “I love it. Her Oaks trip was similar to Classic Empire’s in the Derby. The racing gods weren’t on our side that weekend. I think she’s extremely talented.” The Acorn goes as race 4. The field, from the rail out, is: Union Strike, Florida Fabulous, Abel Tasman, Nikki My Darling, Benner Island, Tequilita, Sweet Loretta, and Salty. :: Belmont Stakes Clocker Report: Get in-depth workout analysis for horses running on Belmont Stakes Day + horses running the June 9 card Dickinson tops Just a Game field At this time last year, Dickinson was a well-bred underachieving 4-year-old dirt filly for Godolphin Racing and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. A year later, Dickinson is a Grade 1-winning budding star in the female turf division and arguably the horse to beat in Saturday’s Grade 1, $700,000 Just a Game Stakes at Belmont Park. Dickinson is 5 for 6 on turf, including a head victory over Lady Eli in the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley at Keeneland on April 15. Lady Eli came back to win the Grade 1 Gamely at Santa Anita in her most recent start. McLaughlin believes Dickinson could be undefeated on turf if not for a “weird trip” in the Grade 3 Marshua’s River at Gulfstream. That day, Dickinson made two moves in the race, the second one after getting steadied on the far turn, and got beat by only 1 1/2 lengths by Sandiva. Dickinson drew the rail for Saturday and will be ridden by Paco Lopez. Outside of her, in post order, will be Roca Rojo, Prize Exhibit, Harmonize, Celestine, Sassy Little Lila, and Antonoe. Recruiting Ready back quick in Woody Stephens Recruiting Ready, winner of the $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico three weeks ago, drew post 3 in a field of 11 entered Tuesday for Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Woody Stephens at Belmont Park. Trainer Horacio DePaz said one reason he is wheeling Recruiting Ready back in three weeks is to see how he does going seven furlongs with the idea of running him in the Grade 1 King’s Bishop at Saratoga in late August. “At three-quarters he’s definitely pretty strong at that level,” DePaz said. “This race will probably come up really tough. We want to see how he fares against them.” Recruiting Ready has won his last three starts, all at six furlongs. Recruiting Ready drew post 3, just outside of Giuseppe the Great and Classic Rock. Outside of Recruiting Ready are, in order, Gold for the King, Blessed Halo, Hard Scramble, Wild Shot, American Anthem, The Money Monster, Long Haul Bay, and Petrov. Excelsior rematch in Brooklyn With all due respect to Wood Memorial winner Irish War Cry and Carter winner Green Gratto, there might not have been a better race on the April 8 Aqueduct card than the Grade 3 Excelsior, where the New York-bred Send It In wore down the Chilean-bred Tu Brutus to win by a half-length. The 1 1/4-mile-race came back very strong Beyer-wise, with Send It In being assigned a 119, Tu Brutus a 118. The two will throw it down again in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Brooklyn Invitational on Saturday’s card, which drew a field of eight. Tu Brutus came out of the Excelsior to win the Flat Out Stakes by 11 lengths. This will be the first start for Send It In since the Excelsior. From the rail out, the Brooklyn field is: Governor Malibu, Idolo Porteno, Sunny Ridge, Send It In, Tu Brutus, Doyouknowsomething, War Story, and Behesht. * Pure Sensation and Disco Partner were the 1-2 finishers in the Grade 3, $300,000 Jaipur Invitational last year, and they head a field of 10 entered for Saturday’s 34th renewal of the six-furlong turf race. Pure Sensation drew post 3 and Disco Partner drew post 2. Both horses are owned by Frank and Patricia Generazio and trained by Christophe Clement. Last year, Disco Partner was trained by Jim Ryerson. Loose On the Town has the rail. Outside of Pure Sensation, in order, are Green Mask, Holding Gold, Undrafted, Hogy, Canadian Flyer, Conquest Enforcer, and Stormy Liberal. * West Coast, runner-up to Senior Investment in the Grade 3 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, drew post 7 in a field of 10 entered Tuesday for Saturday’s $150,000 Easy Goer Stakes for 3-year-olds. The 1 1/16-mile race goes as the second on the card. Sonic Mule, who drew the rail, is the only stakes winner in the field, having won the Mucho Macho Man on Jan. 7 at Gulfstream. Outside of Sonic Mule, in order, are Lookin At Blessing, Wicked Macho, Jamminwithbrandon, Local Hero, Tale of Silence, West Coast, You’re to Blame, Outplay, and Perro Rojo. - additional reporting by Brad Free