Racing

Book’em Danno, Locked Headline Perryville Field of 12

Grade 1 winners Book’em Danno and Locked top a field of 12 3-year-olds plus two also-eligibles entered Saturday for the 16th running of the $300,000 Perryville (G3).

The 7-furlong Perryville will go as the seventh race on next Saturday’s 10-race program with a 4:12 p.m. ET post time.

Atlantic Six Racing’s Book’em Danno, trained by Derek Ryan, has emerged as one of the top 3-year-old sprinters this year with a campaign highlighted by a victory in the Woody Stephens (G1) at Saratoga in June. Prior to that, he was beaten a head going a mile by the then-undefeated Forever Young (JPN) in the Boutique Group Saudi Derby (G3) in Saudi Arabia. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount from post 5.

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm’s Locked will be making his first start since finishing third as the favorite in last November’s FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

Winner of the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) here last fall, Locked is trained by Todd Pletcher. Jose Ortiz has the mount from post 10.

The field for the Perryville, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, is:

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1HenroChris HartmanRafael Bejarano120 pounds
2West SaratogaLarry DemeritteJulien Leparoux118
3KnightsbridgeBill MottJunior Alvarado118
4Who DeyTom DruryBrian Hernandez Jr.118
5Book’em DannoDerek RyanIrad Ortiz Jr.123
6GoodlookinjusticeAaron WestSamuel Bermudez120
7Patriot SpiritMichael CampbellLuis Saez120
8Banjo ChrisGlenn WismerRicardo Santana Jr.118
9Dilger (IRE)Saffie Joseph Jr.Tyler Gaffalione118
10LockedTodd PletcherJose Ortiz118
11Love Me TenderMike TrombettaJaime Torres118
12Epic RideJohn EnnisEdgar Morales118
AE13Save the TreesMike MakerRicardo Santana Jr.118
AE14BrunaciniMatt SimsLuan Machado118