Sweet Return leads invasion for San Francisco Mile

Sweet Return will be making just his second start of the season on Saturday (Michael J. Marten/Horsephotos.com)

Multiple Grade 1 winner SWEET RETURN (GB) (Elmaamul) leads a brigade of

Southern California invaders in Saturday's $400,000 San Francisco Breeders' Cup

Mile S. (G2) at Golden Gate Fields. Of the eight-horse field assembled for the

eight-furlong turf affair, only one, multiple Grade 3 victor ADREAMISBORN (Kris S.),

is based up north.

Sweet Return captured the Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (G1) and Eddie Read

H. (G1) last year. After being awarded fourth place via disqualification in the

Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship S. (G1) in October, the Ron McAnally charge

went to the sidelines. In his lone start of 2006, he finished sixth in the

one-mile Arcadia H. (G2) at Santa Anita. Frank Alvarado picks up the mount.

One of Sweet Return's most dangerous rivals is Oak Tree Derby (G2) winner

ARAGORN (Ire) (Giant's Causeway). In his seasonal reappearance, the Neil

Drysdale trainee ran a tremendous second in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile H. (G1),

beaten only a head. Pat Valenzuela, who rode him to victory in the Oak Tree

Derby, will reunite with the regally bred colt.

Exiting a sixth-place finish in the Kilroe is multiple French Group 3-placed

CHARMO (Fr) (Charnwood Forest [Ire]). The five-year-old had previously scored

two impressive allowance wins at Santa Anita for conditioner Julio Canani.

Martin Pedroza will be in the saddle.