Eight set for San Marcos

A field of eight older horses and geldings is set for the $150,000 San Marcos

S. (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday. Multiple Grade 2 winner

PUERTO BANUS (Supremo) will try to improve

upon his fourth-place finish in this race last year and will face a slightly

easier group this time around. The Kristin Mulhall-trained six-year-old will be

ridden in the 1 1/4-mile grass event by Victor Espinoza.

One of the contenders is the Tom Bell II-conditioned HABANEROS (Tabasco Cat).

The chestnut gelding scored in the Carleton F. Burke H. (G3) in October but

didn't do so well in the Hollywood Turf Cup (G1) in his final start as a

five-year-old last season. Another who could challenge is LICENSE TO RUN (Brz)

(Exile King), who finished just a neck back in third in the Hollywood Turf Cup.

A Group 1 winner in his native Brazil last year, the bay four-year-old will be

guided through the race by Garrett Gomez.

From the rail out, with riders and weights, the field is WHILLY (Ire) (Sri

Pekan), Felipe Martinez, 117; GORYLLA (Brz) (New Colony), Jon Court, 115;

Habaneros, David Flores, 115; Puerto Banus, 115; PUPPETEER (GB) Singspiel

[Ire]), Gary Stevens, 115; License to Run, 115; T. H. APPROVAL (With Approval),

Rene Douglas, 117; and EPICENTRE (Kris S.), Rene Douglas, 115.