Recruiting Ready among Bashford Manor contenders

Recruiting Ready, who won his career debut in smashing fashion May 28 at Pimlico, is one of six 2-year-olds expected for the Grade 3, $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes on closing night of the spring/summer meet Saturday.

Recruiting Ready, from the first crop of Algorithms, rolled to a 10 1/4-length victory in a maiden special weight at Pimlico. He got his 4 1/2 furlongs in 51.78 seconds, just 0.28 seconds off the track mark of 51.50 established by Countess Diana on June 6, 1997. Countess Diana would go on to be a multiple Grade 1 winner and the champion 2-year-old filly of 1997.

Stakes coordinator and assistant racing secretary Dan Bork also includes Capt. Grider, Riv, Star Empire, Tip Tap Tapizar, and U S Officer as probable entrants.

The probables for the $100,000 Debutante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies are China Grove, Country Candy, Like a Hurricane, Maximum Edge, Silver Threads, Tricky One, and Whole Scoop.

Closing night will also include the $67,000 Kelly’s Landing Stakes for older horses.