Hollywood Park: The Lumber Guy works for Malibu

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The field for the Grade 1, $300,000 Malibu Stakes over seven furlongs on Santa Anita's opening day, Dec. 26, is expected to include The Lumber Guy and Jimmy Creed, who were second and ninth in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 3.

Friday at Hollywood Park, The Lumber Guy worked six furlongs in 1:14.20. The Malibu Stakes will be his first start for trainer Neil Drysdale. The winner of 4 of 7 starts and $735,800 for owner Barry Schwartz, The Lumber Guy was previously trained by Michael Hushion in New York.

Earlier this year, The Lumber Guy won the Grade 2 Jerome Stakes and Grade 1 Vosburgh Stakes in New York.

The $150,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes for 3-year-olds over a mile on turf is part of the Dec. 26 program.

My Best Brother, who won the Del Mar Derby in September, is a candidate. He was fifth in the Twilight Derby at Santa Anita on Nov. 2 and seventh in the Hollywood Derby on Nov. 25. Trained by Julio Canani, My Best Brother worked a half-mile in 47.60 seconds at Santa Anita on Dec. 9.