The National Steeplechase Association’s summer pari-mutuel season kicks off Friday at Monmouth Park with a $35,000 Ratings Handicap and a $30,000 Sport of Kings maiden hurdle. The Ratings Handicap attracted a field of 10, and the maiden hurdle has an oversubscribed field of 10. Carrying the 158-pound highweight in the Ratings Handicap is leading owner Irv Naylor’s Sacred Soul, trained by Cyril Murphy.