Long Island attracts nine

Long Island attracts nine

Nine distaffers, including one for the main track only, have

been entered for Saturday's $150,000 Long Island H. (G2) at

Aqueduct. The co-117 pound highweights for 1 1/2 miles on the

grass are Grade 3 winners SAVEDBYTHELIGHT (Saint Ballado) and

ARVADA (GB) (Hernando [Fr]).

Savedbythelight, who is looking for her first stakes win of 2004,

has been knocking on the door with close top three finishes in

her last two starts for trainer Richard Violette Jr. She'll be

ridden by Jerry Bailey. John Velazquez has the mount on the Bobby

Frankel-conditioned Arvada, who captured the second division of the Glens Falls H. (G3)

in her most recent outing.

Three Europeans will make their first U.S. start in the Long

Island. ELEUSIS (Diesis [GB]) enters off four straight wins in

France, including the Prix Joubert in her last outing. The

sophomore filly will run coupled with NOBLE STELLA (Ger) (Monsun),

a Group 3-placed Italian invader. BRIVIESCA (GB) (Peintre Celebre),

a French stakes winner in her last start, completes the European

trio.

LITERACY (Diesis [GB]), who exits a third in the Dowager S. at

Keeneland, will lead the post parade and carry 114 pounds,

including Edgar Prado. To her outside in the starting gate are

PRIMETIMEVALENTINE (Affirmed), Javier Castellano, 114; BELLES

LETTRES (Sky Classic), Jose Espinoza, 111; Eleusis, Jose Santos,

115; Savedbythelight; Briviesca, Jorge Chavez, 111; Arvada; and

Noble Stella, Cornelio Velasquez, 112.

BOUNDING CHARM (Boundary) is listed for the main track only and will have to

tote 119 pounds if she runs.