Parranda opened the year with a nice pair of graded wins at Gulfstream (Adam Coglianese Photography)

A well-matched field of nine distaffers has been entered to go 1 1/16 miles over Del Mar's turf in the Grade 2, $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap on the Labor Day Monday program that also includes a pair of lucrative stakes for juveniles.

The Yellow Ribbon caps off the stakes action on Monday that begins when eight California-bred colts and geldings go six furlongs on the Polytrack in the $150,000 I'm Smokin followed by a field of 11 taking on the $100,000 Oak Tree Juvenile Fillies Turf at a mile.

Parranda is one of the top draws in the Yellow Ribbon off four stakes victories this season. The daughter of English Channel opened her five-year-old campaign with a pair of wins in the Florida Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf and Suwannee River at Gulfstream Park. She ran an uncharacteristic sixth in the Honey Fox next out, was transferred to Jerry Hollendorfer and shipped to California.

Next up for the chestnut mare was a return to the winner's circle in the Wilshire at Santa Anita Park followed by a third in the Gamely and a neck score in the Royal Heroine. Parranda enters the Yellow Ribbon off a third in the Clement L. Hirsch on August 2 and brings jockey Elvis Trujillo along for the ride.

Stormy Lucy has faced many in this field already (Benoit Photos)

Bejarano will instead be aboard Stormy Lucy, who recorded back-to-back scores in the Santa Ana and Santa Barbara. The inconsistent Stormy Atlantic mare proceeded to sandwich a seventh in the Royal Heroine between fourth-place runs in the Gamely and Mabee.

Also exiting the Mabee are Wishing Gate and Cozze Up Lady, the respective second and third separated by only a half-length on the wire. Wishing Gate rallied for fourth in the Royal Heroine before that while Cozze Up Lady brought a half-length Osunitas victory into the Mabee. Drayden Van Dyke has the call on Wishing Gate while Kent Desormeaux has piloting duties on Cozze Up Lady.

Heat du Jour and stakes debuter Winning Rhythm are both entering the Yellow Ribbon off wins, with the former scoring in the Solana Beach Handicap and the latter taking an optional claimer over course and distance. The field is completed by Irish-breds Need You Now, a two-time stakes winner, and Bunairgead, a multiple Group 3-placed listed victress in her native country.