Tropical Turf and My Charmer highlight Grand Slam

The $100,000 Tropical Turf H. (G3) and its filly and mare companion test, the

$100,000 My Charmer H. (G3), both at nine furlongs on the turf, attracted

overflow fields of 16 and 15, respectively, on Saturday's Grand Slam I

program at Calder. The South Florida track will also offer the $100,000 What a

Pleasure S. for two-year-olds, and its filly counterpart, the $100,000 Three

Ring S., on Saturday's card. Both races are at 1 1/16 miles on the main track.

Bernard Baruch H. (G2) winner SILVER TREE

(Hennessy) has been assigned co-highweight of 118 pounds for the Tropical Turf.

The Bill Mott trainee most recently finished a good fifth in the Breeders' Cup Mile

(G1) and will get a rider switch to Eibar Coa on Saturday. Chilean Horse of the

Year HOST (Chi) (Hussonet), who exits a 1 1/2-length triumph in the

Knickerbocker H. (G2), will also carry 118 pounds. The Todd Pletcher-trained

four-year-old placed in his first four U.S. starts before breaking through with

the win last time. John Velazquez rides.

In the My Charmer, Grade 3 heroine CHANGING WORLD (Spinning World) and multiple stakes winner

FORMAL MISS (Formal Gold) will each carry co-highweight of 117 pounds. The

former comes off a victory in the Violet H. (G3) at Meadowlands and captured the

Frances A. Genter S. last December at Calder for conditioner Barclay Tagg.

Formal Miss is a five-time stakes winner at Calder, including victories in the

Soft Parade and Garden Saint going 8 1/2 grassy furlongs in her last two

outings.

The Three Ring S. has attracted ACLASSYSASSYLASSY (Wild Event), who swept the

three-race Florida Stallion Series for juvenile fillies and exits an easy 4

1/2-length score in the Joe O'Farrell Juvenile Fillies S. three weeks back.

Trained by David Vivian, the gray lass will make her first attempt against open

company when she squares off against seven rivals on Saturday. Among those

she'll face is the undefeated SMUGGLER (Unbridled), who will make her stakes bow

for conditioner Shug McGaughey off two wins. The bay is out of champion Inside

Information.

Seven two-year-olds will square off in the What a Pleasure. Seacliff S.

victor CHEROKEE CHASE (Rizzi), Birdonthewire S. hero G P'S BLACK KNIGHT (Tiger

Ridge) and the Grade 3-placed BETTER THAN BONDS (Sweetsouthernsaint) are among

the top contenders.