Silver Prospector Can Shine in Essex Handicap
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The $500,000 Grade 3 Essex Handicap brings together a field of 10 sprinters with a combined nine million dollars in career earnings between them. Leading the field in that category is 2022 Essex winner Rated R Superstar at $1.8 million, entering the race off a fourth-place finish in the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap last month. The Razorback was son by Last Samurai, which boosted his earnings to $1.6 million. Next is Silver Prospector, no slouch with $1.1 million in career earnings including the 2020 Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn.