It’s Texas Champions Day, Take 2. The annual card showcasing the Texas breeding program has been moved to Lone Star Park for Sunday after its March cancellation at Sam Houston. There are seven divisional stakes for Texas-breds set, and they have drawn six of the state’s seven reigning champions from 2019, including older male Redatory for the Richard King Turf. Each of the stakes is worth $75,000, and they will be part of the meet’s first program open to spectators. :: Start earning weekly cashback on your wagering today. Click to learn more. Redatory swept the three turf route stakes for his division last year, starting with the Richard King for 4-year-olds and up over 1 1/8 miles. He was all set for this year’s renewal at Sam Houston, but a blown transformer led to the cancellation of the card. Redatory has since been training at Lone Star, and among his drills is five-eighths in 59.40 seconds on June 3. “He’s doing the best he can do right now,” trainer Allen Dupuy said. “He’s doing really, really good.” Redatory faces eight others, some of whom he defeated when he won the $75,000 Houston Turf on Feb. 22 at Sam Houston. Ridden by Deshawn Parker, Redatory won by 4 1/2 lengths and earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 80. “It was a pretty good race,” Dupuy saod. “It set up just right. Parker rode a real smart race on him. He just followed [Sunlit Song] around the track, made his move, and went about his business.” Parker rides Redatory on Sunday. Redatory, by Oratory, races for his breeder, James Wessel. The chief threats appear to be stakes winner Bonjour Baby, who was second by a neck in last year’s Richard King, and the stakes-placed Sunlit Song, who was third in the Houston Turf. Sunlit Song is back racing over a course on which he is 3 for 4. “He loves Lone Star,” said Mindy Willis, who trains Sunlit Song for his breeder, Carolyn Barnett, and Becky Harding. Sunlit Song worked a big six furlongs in 1:11.40 on June 2 at Lone Star in his final prep for Sunday. “He’s really good right now,” Willis said. “He’s going to have to be. Redatory is a nice horse.” Sunlit Song has proven best at a mile on turf and will be looking to expand his horizons in the Richard King Turf. “I think a big issue is, can we get a mile an eighth?” Willis said. Willis is optimistic Sunlit Song will get the distance, in part because of how strong he has been galloping out following his recent works at Lone Star. Lindey Wade has the mount from the rail. :: To stay up to date, follow us on: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Willis on Sunday also sends out Kenai Bob, who could go favored in the Star of Texas. The mile race for 4-year-olds and up drew a field of 10 in the absence of reigning Texas-bred of the year Mr. Money Bags. Kenai Bob enters off a runner-up finish in a two-other-than allowance May 18 at Will Rogers Downs. He is making his first start for Willis because his owner, Michael Grossman, and longtime trainer, Francisco Bravo, left him at Lone Star for the Texas-bred stakes opportunities with their stable now based at Canterbury Park. “He’s got plenty of talent,” Willis said. “Looking at his [past performances], it looks like he breaks and settles right off of it. If nobody goes, he might be on the lead. I don’t think it will be a problem for him to do whatever he needs to do. Deshawn is on there. When the gates open up, you leave it up to those guys.” Parker will be aboard Kenai Bob from post 5. The chief threats appear to be He’s So Zazzy, who has been racing at Oaklawn, and Cowboy Bling, runner-up to Redatory in the Houston Turf. Grossman, Willis, and Parker have the probable Bara Lass favorite in Always In the Munny, who faces seven others in the six furlong race for 3-year-old fillies. She will break from post 3, one start after winning a first-level allowance by eight lengths May 12 at Will Rogers. Always Inthe Munny, by Munnings, earned a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 83. “There’s nothing not to like about her,” Willis said. “She’s fast. She likes her job. The main thing is to keep her happy.” Gee She Sparkles, the Texas-bred 2-year-old filly of 2019, is set to start in the Bara Lass, and so is Brightest, a full sister to Direct Dial, the Texas-bred of the year in 2018. Direct Dial defends his title in the Spirit of Texas, a six-furlong race that drew fellow stakes winners Imma Bling and Rumpole. Shes Our Fastest, the state’s top mare in 2019, and Ima Discreet Lady, the Texas-bred 3-year-old filly of 2019, meet in the Yellow Rose. Gold Pilot is the probable favorite in the Groovy for 3-year-olds at six furlongs. He meets Moro Said Ready and Bubba Bling, the Texas-bred 2-year-old male co-champions of 2019. Corluna leads the San Jacinto.