Prairie Meadows will host the $50,000 Keokuk Stakes(G3) on Saturday.

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ALTOONA, IA—AUGUST 25, 2020—Heza Blues Man, a 4-year-old son of Favorite Cartel owned and trained by John Hammes, is one of 10 sprinters entered in Saturday’s 350-yard, $50,000 Keokuk Stakes (G3) at Prairie Meadows.

Heza Blues Man will be shortening in distance off of his third-place finish, two lengths behind winner Eagles Fly Higher, in the 440-yard, $56,000 Bank of America Canterbury Championship Challenge at Canterbury Park on August 15. The California-bred gelding drew post 8 and will be ridden by Ramiro Garcia.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:

1. Hooked On A Win (Oscar Delgado)
2. First of 15 (Brett Birzer)
3. JK Wildcat Red (Jonathan Dominguez)
4. Three Olives N Smoke (Eugenio Navarrete Jr.)
5. Ferrari James (Jorge Torres)
6. El Oh El (Uriel Cervantes)
7. Marfilmio (Agustin Silva)
8. Heza Blues Man (Ramiro Garcia)
9. Saginaw Creek (Cristian Esqueda)
10. Apollitical Mogul (Jesus Salazar)

The Keokuk Stakes, and all Prairie Meadows races, can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.