Nine entered in Fall Highweight Handicap

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Stallwalkin' Dude, Seymourdini, and Threefiveindia are the top contenders in a field of nine entered Saturday for the Grade 3, $200,000 Fall Highweight at Aqueduct on Thanksgiving Day.

The holiday card also includes the $150,000 Winter Memories, a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

Stallwalkin' Dude has been assigned high weight of 134 pounds in the six-furlong handicap. Threefiveindia will carry 130 and Seymourdini gets in at 129.

Stallwalkin' Dude is cross-entered in the $200,000 Fabulous Strike at Penn National on Thanksgiving Eve. Trainer David Jacobson said Saturday afternoon he had not yet decided in which race Stallwalkin' Dude would start.

A 19-time winner, Stallwalkin' Dude comes into the Fall Highweight off a strong runner-up effort in the Grade 3 Bold Ruler at Belmont Park. Stallwalkin' Dude surged to a clear lead in upper stretch of the seven-furlong Bold Ruler but was caught late by Tom's Ready and beaten three-quarters of a length.

Stallwalkin' Dude finished second, beaten a neck by 32-1 Heaven's Runway, in last year's Highweight as the 4-5 favorite.

Stallwalkin' Dude has post 3. Joe Bravo has the mount.

Seymourdini had been under consideration for the Grade 1 Cigar Mile by trainer Linda Rice. He ran an unusual race in the Bold Ruler under Jose Ortiz, dropping back to last in upper stretch before re-rallying and closing fast to be fourth, beaten 1 3/4 lengths.

"It was an odd race," Rice said. "I think after being forwardly placed in his prior races he didn't want to run through the dirt. At the quarter pole, he was dropping back, at the eighth pole he was last, and I think Jose may have given up on him. Then he started running again and galloped out ahead of the field."

Seymourdini, who is three for four this year, drew the outside post. Ortiz will be back aboard.

Threefiveindia ran a determined race in the Grade 2 Phoenix at Keeneland last out to finish fourth, beaten three-quarters of a length He will break from post 4 under Javier Castellano.

The field also includes Ready for Rye, who finished third in this race in 2016. The lineup is completed by Great Stuff, Green Gratto, Hey Jabbber Jaw, Life In Shambles, and Schivarelli.

Trainer Tom Morley claimed Schivarelli for $50,000 from Rudy Rodriguez on Saturday out of a race 3 victory.

"He's by no mean a guaranteed starter," Morley said. "We'll take a look at the past performances and see how it sets up."