Real Merchant (Chi), owned in part by Warstone Farm, will try to recover from an eighth place finish in the Suburban Handicap G2 this Sunday in the $100,000 Majestic Prince Stakes at Monmouth in the Haskell Undercard.

Real Merchant (Chi) will break from post 6 of 7 in a competitive field that includes Chirac, who has won three in a row; multiple stake winner Acting Zippy and G3 winner Acting Good among others. Johnny Velzquez will be up for the mount on the Seth Benzel trainee.

The horse has had two very solid half mile workouts since the Suburban and is looking “tremendous” according to trainer Seth Benzel. It is worth noting that Gold Trippi, a horse that Real Merchant beat by 2 length in an Allowance race at Belmont came back on Wednesday to take a stake at Saratoga.

Warstone Farm has purchased 50% of multiple stake winner and graded stake placed Chilian runner Real Merchant (Chi). Real Merchant (Chi) disappointed in his latest effort in the Suburban Handicap (G2) which was eventually won by Dry Martini and was purchased after that race.

Real Merchant (Chi) was a multiple stake winner in his native Chile. Since his arrival in the United States, Real Merchant (Chi) placed third in the Alysheba Stakes at the Meadowlands and second in the Stymie Handicap at Aqueduct before placing second in the Grade 3 William Donald Schaefer Stakes on the Preakness undercard. He also recorded a triple digit Beyer and a Rag # of 1 while finishing second in an Allowance race at Belmont.

Real Merchant (Chi) is by leading Chilean Sire Merchant of Venice a multiple graded stake producer and winning son of Storm Cat. His dam is the Seeking the Gold mare Really Seeking from the familly of Grade 1 winner Ballistic (Chi). However, the best feature of Real Merchant (Chi) is without a doubt his looks, he is one of the best looking horses we have ever owned and Real Merchant is one of the best physical individuals out there.

Real Merchant (Chi) is being trained by Seth Benzel at Saratoga and should be running again soon.