Honeymoon, Santa Maria fields look promising

The Grade 3 Honeymoon Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on turf Saturday and the Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes for fillies and mares on Sunday are the main races at Santa Anita this weekend.

The $100,000 Honeymoon Stakes at 1 1/8 miles has a projected field of nine – Croughavouke, Fashion Royalty, Guitty, K P Dreamin, Laura’s Light, Little Bird, Parkour, Red Lark, and Stela Star.

The probable starters for the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes at 1 1/16 miles are led by Ce Ce and Ollie’s Candy, the first two finishers of the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Handicap on April 18 at Oaklawn Park, and Hard Not to Love, a two-time stakes winner who was second to Ce Ce in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile on March 14 at Santa Anita.

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The meeting continues through June 21. The June 6 program is the biggest card remaining with seven stakes, including the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita, and Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks.