International Star breaks from outside in Risen Star

Owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey and trained by Mike Maker, International Star

worked a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 at Gulfstream Park on February 14 in

preparation for his return to New Orleans. Mena will be aboard again when the

colt breaks from post 10.

War Story (Northern Afleet), second by a head over the returning Tiznow R J (Tiznow)

in the Lecomte, is set for a rematch after posting a bullet half-mile work at

Oaklawn last week. The gelding drew a bad post and was an early scratch from

Monday's Southwest S. (G3) at Oaklawn, a race that was ultimately postponed due

to inclement weather.

Imperia (Medaglia d'Oro), who captured the Pilgrim S. (G3) on turf and was a

head second to El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) in the Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) last

time, makes his sophomore debut here for Godolphin and trainer Kiaran

McLaughlin. The versatile colt will have Mike Smith in the irons on Saturday.

Also invading from Florida is J S Bach (Tale of the Cat), an impressive 8

1/2-length maiden winner at Gulfstream on January 17 for Todd Pletcher. It was

the second career start for the bay, who finished second against Florida-breds

in his debut December 19.

The lone shipper from California is the speedy St. Joe Bay (Saint Anddan),

who is Grade 3-placed on grass and most recently a distant second against

first-level allowance foes at Santa Anita.

The rest of the Risen Star field figure to go off at long odds. Keen Ice

(Curlin), third in the Remsen S. (G2) last fall, was only fifth in last month's

Holy Bull S. (G2) after a bad break. Allowance winners Hero of Humor (Sharp

Humor) and Big Big Easy (Midshipman) have not fared well previously against

stakes company, while Bluff (Tapit) enters off a 5 3/4-length maiden win at Fair

Grounds.

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