Upstart coming from Florida for Razorback Handicap

Upstart, the winner of last year’s Grade 2 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park, is scheduled to ship in to Oaklawn Park for the Grade 3, $350,000 Razorback Handicap next Saturday, Elliott Walden said of the horse co-owned by WinStar. Rick Violette trains Upstart. The horse will be ridden by Joe Bravo.

“Rick is very happy with him, said he’s training well, and we thought it was a good place to go two turns first race back,” said Walden.

Upstart will be making his first start since September, when he was fifth in the Pennsylvania Derby.

◗ Call Pat, the winner of last month’s Grade 3 Bayakoa at Oaklawn, is pointing for the Azeri, and Joe Rocco Jr. has the mount, said trainer Brad Cox.

◗ Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount on Far Right in the Razorback, said co-owner Harry Rosenblum.

- additional reporting by Mike Welsch