Sorrento -- J

AMERICAN GRADED STAKES

PREVIEWS

Eleven juvenile fillies will contest Wednesday's $150,000 Sorrento S. (G3) at

Del Mar, and EMMY DARLING (Graeme Hall) will enter the 6 1/2-furlong event off

an extremely promising effort, rolling to a two-length victory in the June 28

Landaluce S. last time out. Trained by John Sadler, the chestnut lass has

continued to train forwardly since that outing, recording four works over Del

Mar's Polytrack since July 16, and she's displayed a terrific turn of foot in

both career outings. Emmy Darling  will have to spot her rivals weight

under her 123-pound impost, but we'll tab her for the win from just off the

pace.

STARDOM BOUND (Tapit) missed the break when making her career bow at Del Mar

last out, but the gray lass closed determinedly through the stretch to just miss

by a nose under Mike Smith, netting a 103 BRIS Late Pace rating for her

runner-up effort. The Chris Paasch runner is eligible to improve significantly

off that promising debut, and we won't be surprised to see Stardom Bound break

her maiden over stakes rivals in this spot.

DASH DOT DASH (Put It Back) displayed a lot of heart when breaking her maiden

last time, and we'll look for continued improvement in her stakes debut. The

Vladimir Cerin pupil has finished up nicely in both starts, and we'll look for

her to give another solid stretch run here while stretching out in distance.

COSMIC QUEEN (Stormy Atlantic) will also represent Paasch, and the sharp

maiden winner will pick up the services of Garrett Gomez. The chestnut was no

match for our top choice when favored at even-money in the Landaluce, but Cosmic

Queen is eligible to improve off her first test against winners. We like her

worktab and will include her in some exotics.

GLITTER CITY (City Place) gets blinkers off and figures to show speed here

for Jeff Mullins, but she'll probably catch pressure in this large field.

Runner-up in the Landaluce, the gray miss remains a threat with early foot, so

consider for the gimmicks. EVITA ARGENTINA (Candy Ride [Arg]) closed with a rush

to win at first asking last out, and the chestnut's late kick must be respected.

The late runner is another one to consider for the top three.

TRIFECTA KING (Peace Rules) rolled to a 3 3/4-length score in the Cinderella

S. last out, but has been freshened 73 days off that start and loses the

services of Rafael Bejarano to Dash Dot Dash. We'll just watch to see how she

fares from the rail. MALUSITA (Pure Prize) will need to improve significantly

off her last effort to challenge.

UPPER MANHATTAN (Unbridled Time) defeated maiden claimers at Hollywood and

finished second in a starter allowance last out over the Polytrack. She could

find these rivals too tough. AMINA (Bertrando) drew the far outside post and

will step up to face open company for the first time. She's difficult to

recommend. SILAR RULES (Ten Most Wanted) has missed the board in all three

starts and might have difficulty winning a maiden claimer on the undercard.