PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 22, 2024) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Minister of Soul, who won this race five years ago, and fellow California-breds Prayer of Jabez and Principe Carlo are entered in Monday’s $60,000 Hank Mills Sr. Stakes at Turf Paradise.
Multiple stakes winner Minister of Soul is by Minister Wild Cat, out of the Bernstein mare Sensitive Soul, was bred by Dahlberg Farms and is owned by trainer Esteban Martinez. The 10-year-old has 18 wins in 63 starts, earnings of $582,322 and is coming off a third in the Jan. 5 KLAQ Handicap. The $16,000 purchase from the Northern California Yearling Sale was fifth in this race in 2022, second in 2021 and first in 2019.
Prayer of Jabez is by Stanford, out of the Kafwain mare Alwazabridesmaid, was bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, is owned by Anthony DeMarco and trained by Edward Kereluk. He has five wins in 25 starts, earnings of $169,376 and is coming off a fifth in the Jan. 5 KLAQ Handicap.
Stakes winner Principe Carlo is by Coil, out of the Rahy mare Princess Ezra, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Mia Familia Racing Stable and Rockingham Ranch and is trained by Justin Evans. He has eight wins in 33 starts, earnings of $509,823 and is coming off a fourth in the Jan. 13 Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint.