HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Mar. 13, 2022) – Popular Kid is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $500,000 Grade III Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
Popular Kid is an 8-year-old former claimer by Popular, out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Lemon Supreme, was bred by Rod and Lorraine Rodriguez, is owned by George Sharp and trained by Shawn Davis.
He has 15 wins in 63 starts, earnings of $658,774 and is coming off a third in the Feb. 12 Razorback Handicap.