Racing

Bullard Tops Field of Nine for Stonestreet Lexington

By Talla Racing, St. Elias Stables, Three Chimneys Farm and West Point Thoroughbreds’ Bullard headlines a field of nine entered Saturday for the 43rd running of the $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington (G3) for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track.

The Stonestreet Lexington is the final stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with 42 qualifying points available on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale to the first- through fifth-place finishers.

The Stonestreet Lexington will go as the ninth race on the 11-race Saturday, April 12 program with a 5:16 p.m. post time. First post is 1 p.m.

Trained by Michael McCarthy, Bullard has won two of three races with a victory in the Bob Hope (G3) at Del Mar last fall. In his 2025 debut, Bullard was third in the San Vicente (G2). Umberto Rispoli has the mount from post 3.

Field for the $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington (G3)
Saturday, April 12, Race 9, 5:16 p.m.
3-year-olds, 123 pounds, 1 1/16 miles

PostHorseTrainerJockey
1Hard as LifeMichelle NiheiSophie Doyle
2Bracket BusterVicki OliverManny Franco
3BullardMichael McCarthyUmberto Rispoli
4RolandoFausto GutierrezJohn Velazquez
5Native RunnerKenny McPeekJose Ortiz
6GosgerBrendan WalshIrad Ortiz Jr.
7PraetorChad BrownFlavien Prat
8HypnusKenny McPeekLuis Saez
9TouchyWesley WardJoel Rosario