RACING NOTES : Hansen to Ride Regularly at Del Mar Meet

Ron Hansen , the leading rider in Northern California the past year, will ride regularly at the Del Mar meet, agent Wayne Macdonald said.

Hansen was the leading rider at the Golden Gate Fields meet that ended in June. He also led the standings at Bay Meadows last winter

“We’re going to grind it out,” MacDonald said. “I’m working on the whole meet.”

Sunny Blossom, who has already won 6-furlong stakes at Santa Anita, Aqueduct and Golden Gate Fields this year, will try to add Del Mar to his list when he carries high weight of 121 pounds in the $100,000-added Grade III Bing Crosby Handicap on Sunday.

Sunny Blossom, a 5-year-old gelding, has won nine of 27 starts and earned $430,255.

A field of five to eight is shaping up. Considered definite are Sunny Blossom, Gary Stevens, 121; Sam Who, Julio Garcia, 119; Frost Free, Pat Valenzuela, 116; Cresting Water, Kent Desormeaux, 113; and Sensational Star, Rafael Meza, 113. Other Possibilities include Timeless Answer (116), Burnt Hills (112) and Top Cash (109).

Charles Albrecq’s colt Coolish seeks his first career victory heading a field of nine juveniles in tonight’s 300-yard allowance feature at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Coolish makes his sixth career start for trainer Russell Harris breaking from the No. 2 post position under rider John Creager.