Stealthediamonds © Benoit Photo

In the racing vernacular, a “daisycutter” is a grass horse, one whose high action makes him or her especially adept on the greensward.  Thus the name of Friday’s overnight stakes at Del Mar, the $65,000 Daisycutter Handicap offered at five furlongs over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course as Del Mar returns to action following a weekend lost to COVID-19 circumstances.

Topweight in the field of nine fillies and mares goes to Driver or Driver’s Stealthediamonds, a 4-year-old daughter of the late champion California sire Unusual Heat, who was a good grass horse himself and sired a slew of top turf runners.

The steady Stealthediamonds – in the top three in 15 of her 19 lifetime starts – will pack 124 pounds and get the saddle services of veteran Agapito Delgadillo. Her trainer is Mike Puype, who haltered the quick and consistent lassie for $80,000 for her current connections last October at Santa Anita. She’s been hung the 5/2 morning line favorite for the Daisycutter.

Here’s the field for the 18th edition of the Daisycutter from the rail out with riders and morning line odds:

LNJ Foxwoods’ Lighthouse (Drayden Van Dyke, 10-1); Fairview’s Tomlin (Roberto Gonzalez, 10-1); Stealthediamonds; Michael House’s Mischiffie (Rubin Fuentes, 12-1); Ten Broeck Farm’s Mucho Amor (Juan Hernandez, 15-1); Andrew Farm or O’Connor’s Jo Jo Air (Flavien Prat, 7/2); Tim or Kelley Goodwin’s Storming Lady (Aaron Gryder, 8-1); Rockingham Ranch’s Surrender Now (Abel Cedillo, 4-1), and Hronis Racing’s Artistic Diva (Victor Espinoza, 8-1).

The Daisycutter will be the ninth of 11 races on the Friday card, which also features the $125,000 Fleet Treat Stakes.

First post Friday – as it will be for all days at the 2020 Del Mar summer meet – is 2 p.m.