For Immediate Release

Contact: Ed Golden

Hot Market and Reba's Gold, two consistent and versatile campaigners, have

been assigned co-highweight of 119 pounds by racing secretary Richard Wheeler

for Fairplex Park's marquee event, the $100,000 Ralph M. Hinds Pomona

Invitational Handicap on closing day, Sunday.

Reba's Gold, however, may find himself the starting top weight.

"He'll either run here or at Bay Meadows on Oct. 5, one of those two spots,

and as we speak right now, I'm 50-50," trainer Craig Lewis said Wednesday of

Hot Market, who has won at a mile and a sixteenth and at six furlongs, in

addition to finishing just a head back in second to streaking sprint stakes

winner Disturbingthepeace in the Grade II Pat O'Brien Handicap at Del Mar on

Aug. 18. Lewis added that Hot Market "is a pretty versatile horse and I'm

looking for a prep race" for California Cup day at Oak Tree at Santa Anita on

Nov. 2.

The 24th edition of the Hinds will be decided at about 1 1/8 miles. The Bay

Meadows race to which Lewis referred is the California Sprint Championship at

six furlongs, also with a purse of $100,000. Lewis said if Hot Market runs in

the Hinds, Jose Valdivia Jr. has the mount.

Probable starters for the Hinds: Reba's Gold, David Flores, 119; Nate's

Colony, Martin Pedroza, 117; Sigfreto, Matt Garcia, 117; Dig for It, no

rider; Out of Mind, Chance Rollins, 116; Most Likely, no rider, 115; San

Nicholas, Tyler Baze, 115; Hook Call, no rider, 113; and Moving's Gold, 113.

The complete list of invited horses, with weights and trainers: Hot Market,

119, Craig Lewis; Reba's Gold, 119, Dan Hendricks; Deploy Venture, 117,

Darrell Vienna; Kachamandi, 117, Barry Abrams; Nate's Colony, 117, Jack

Carava; Sigfreto, 117, Doug Peterson; Truly A Judge, 117, David Bernstein;

Dig for It, 116, Bruce Headley; Mysterious Cat, 116, Ted West; Out of Mind,

116, Richard Mandella; Macaneo, 115, Roger Stein; Most Likely, Headley, 115;

San Nicholas, 115, Jeff Bonde; Bonus Pay Day, 114, Peter Eurton; Sign of

Fire, 114, Alfredo Marquez; Timber Baron, 114, Mike Machowsky; Dixie Law,

113, Juan Garcia; Hook Call, 113, A.C. Avila; J.T.'s Song, 113, Mike

Mitchell; Moving's Gold, 113, Juan Garcia; Dixie Thrill, 112, Doug O'Neill;

Eric Da Bomb, 112, Nick Hines; and Calcupbound, 109, Hines.

FAIRWELLS: Patrick Valenzuela has been named to ride Mimi's Cafe for trainer

Don Warren in Friday's $100,000 Las Madrinas Handicap and the champion of the

recent Del Mar meet is expected to fulfill his commitment, according to his

agent, Nick Cosato. David Flores, six-time Pomona champion and second

all-time with 289 victories, is named on Covincing for trainer Darrell Vienna

in the Las Madrinas, to be decided at 1 1/16 miles for fillies and mares,

3-years-old and up . . .

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