Kera Kera back at favorite track for Princess of Palms

PHOENIX – Kera Kera may be poised for an upset in a very competitive renewal of the $30,000 Princess of Palms Stakes at Turf Paradise on Saturday. The six-furlong event for fillies and mares drew a field of seven.

Owned and trained by Satchell Stevens, Kera Kera loves it at Turf Paradise, having won four of her eight local starts. She was second three other times.

Kera Kera concluded last season’s meet with three straight wins in February and March before going to Prairie Meadows for the spring and summer. She won an allowance sprint for Iowa-breds at Prairie to run her streak to four but lost her final five starts there. Kera Kera has not raced since running third in the Donna Reed Stakes for Iowa-breds on Aug. 13.

Scott Stevens rides Kera Kera, who breaks from post 4 and is 8-1 on the morning line.

Star of Munster, trained by Robertino Diodoro, invades from Southern California and is the 5-2 morning-line favorite. She’s won 3 of 9 this year, with all three wins coming in dirt sprints. She ran fourth in an allowance turf sprint at Del Mar on Sept. 3 in her most recent start. Jorge Bourdieu rides.

PRINCESS OF PALMS (Race 7)

KEY CONTENDERS

Kera Kera, by Sharp Humor

Last 3 Beyers: 64-46-68

◗ Brings considerable speed into this. She’s been first or second at the first call in most of her races.

◗ Worked four furlongs in a bullet 47.60 seconds here Oct. 8.

Star of Munster, by Tribal Rule

Last 3 Beyers: 68-72-72

◗ Figures to benefit from this move from turf to dirt because all six of her wins have come on dirt. She ran fourth in her two turf starts.

◗ Recorded four of her six wins at this distance and has the speed to be prominent from the start.

Makinmymark, by Makors Mark

Last 3 Beyers: 71-74-62

◗ Stalked the pace and tired to finish fifth in this race last year.

◗ Comes here off a second in a turf sprint at Canterbury Park on Aug. 26.