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Lady of Shamrock, Marketing Mix to clash in Gamely Grade 1 stars Lady of Shamrock and Marketing Mix top the prospective field of eight or nine fillies and mares lining up for Hollywood Park's Grade 1 Gamely on Memorial Day. Hronis Racing LLC's Lady of Shamrock, winner of last year's American Oaks over the course, was just awarded the victory disqualification in the April 20 Santa Barbara at Santa Anita. Rafael Bejarano has the call for trainer John Sadler. Glen Hill Farm's Marketing Mix, who took the Rodeo Drive at Santa Anita last September, will be making her first start since a runner-up effort in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Gary Stevens, fresh from his upset aboard Oxbow in the Preakness at Pimlico, will ride for trainer Tom Proctor. Others in the star-filled lineup are venerable California bred Halo Dolly, a 15-time winner who won the Wilshire Handicap April 28; Tiz Flirtatious, victorious in the March 24 Santa Ana Stakes at Santa Anita, Quiet Oasis, runner-up in last year's Gamely; and comebacking My Gi Gi, winner of the Honeymoon Handicap in 2012. Rounding out the probables are Long Face, second to Halo Dolly in the Wilshire, and Private Affair, a champion in her native Peru. The Memorial Day card will also offer the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap, a Grade 3 for older horses at six furlongs over Cushion Track. Heading the field are Camp Victory, winner of the 2011 Los Angeles Handicap and third a year ago; Comma to the Top, winner of the CashCall Futurity in 2010 and the Cool Frenchy Stakes May 4. Centralintelligence will compete in his second consecutive Los Angeles. The Smarty Jones gelding defeated Camp Victory when finishing second in last year's edition. Entering Sunday's card, trainer Ron Ellis was just five short of 1,000 career victories. Ellis will also saddle Majestic City in the Los Angeles. Chosen Miracle will be among the entrants in the sprint, as will an undetermined number of Bob Baffert runners. The trainer has six nominated to the race. Fanticola and Scardino's Obviously tops the probables for Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 American Handicap for older horses at one mile on turf. Trained by Mike Mitchell, the five-year-old was a close third in the San Simeon in his first start of the year. In 2012, the Irish-bred won a pair of Grade 2 races and was third behind Horse of the Year Wise Dan in the Breeders' Cup Mile. Regular rider Joe Talamo will be aboard. Schiaparelli, who gave Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner and stablemate Mizdirection all she could handle when finishing second in the Las Cienegas Stakes April 13, is the likely favorite for next Sunday's $70,000 Great Lady M Stakes at six furlongs on turf. Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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