DEL MAR : Ruhlmann, Lively One Top Breeders’ Field

Ruhlmann and Lively One, a pair of handicap stars in the Charlie Whittingham stable, come off brief freshening periods to head the lineup in the $200,000-added Del Mar Budweiser Breeders’ Cup Handicap at 1 mile Sunday.

The purse includes $100,000 from the Breeders’ Cup fund for eligible horses.

The speedy Ruhlmann highlighted his career with a victory in the $1-million Santa Anita Handicap in March. The 5-year-old son of Mr. Leader has won 10 of 25 starts and earned $1,789,353. His last start was a fifth-place finish in the Hollywood Gold Cup on June 24. He will be ridden by Gary Stevens under high weight of 123 pounds.

Lively One, a 5-year-old son of Halo, will be making his third start in the Del Mar Budweiser Breeders’ Cup. He finished a close second to Precisionist in 1988 and third last year. Winner of eight of 31 starts, Lively One captured the San Diego and Cabrillo Handicaps at Del Mar last year and has earned $1,192,300. He has been idle since a third-place finish in the Mervyn Leroy Handicap in May. Alex Solis has the call with 121 pounds.

Other probable starters include Jack Kent Cooke’s Flying Continental and Sidney Factor’s Stalwart Charger. Flying Continental, a son of Flying Paster, captured the Charles H. Strub Stakes in February and will carry 120. Corey Black has the call. California Derby winner Stalwart Charger will be ridden by Roberto Gonzalez and carry 115 pounds.

Del Mar will present the 35th running of the Osunitas Handicap on the lawn as the featured attraction of its final Saturday card of 1990. The 1 1/16-mile test for fillies and mares has drawn a field of 11 headed by Daring Doone, winner of more than $350,000.

Daring Doone will carry top weight of 119 pounds.

Behind her in the weights at 118 pounds comes the trio of Paper Princess, Tessla and Sonilla. Others entered are Decora, Girl of France, Annual Reunion, Wedding Bouquet, Beata and Kikala.