Lea, Commissioner return Saturday

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Only six were entered for Saturday’s Grade 3 Hal’s Hope at Gulfstream, led by last year’s Donn winner, Lea. The remainder of the lineup consists of Valid, Golden Lad, Confrontation, Slim Shadey, and Prayer for Relief.

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Saturday’s card also will feature the return of Commissioner, who was nominated for the one-mile Hal’s Hope but will start instead in a 1 1/16-mile optional claimer. Commissioner had surgery to remove a bone chip from an ankle after finishing second in the Belmont Stakes.

Commissioner, a son of A.P. Indy, will face seven rivals in his 4-year-old debut, including the Grade 3-placed Ulanbator. Commissioner won his 3-year-old debut in an allowance race here last January.