Summer Front to ship again, this time for Eddie Read Stakes
Summer Front is on the road again. After shipping to Santa Anita to finish second in the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile last month, he is returning anew from New York for the Grade 1, $300,000 Eddie Read Stakes on Sunday at Del Mar, trainer Christophe Clement said Wednesday from Saratoga.
“He’s leaving today and will be with you tonight,” Clement said.
Joe Bravo, who rode Summer Front in the Shoemaker Mile, will be back aboard, Clement said.
“I thought he gave him a very good ride in the Shoemaker, and he knows the horse very well,” Clement said.
The Eddie Read, a 1 1/8-mile grass race, is the first Grade 1 race of the summer here. The field also is expected to include County Lineman, Spring Up, Tom’s Tribute, Unbridled Command, and Winning Prize.
Tom’s Tribute was third and Winning Prize sixth in the Shoemaker Mile, which was won by Obviously, who is awaiting the Grade 2, $250,000 Del Mar Mile on the Pacific Classic undercard Aug. 24.