Capsules for Saturday's Massive Graded Stakes Schedule

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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Rushing Fall will try Saturday to extend her perfect record at Keeneland

Each Saturday NTRA and BloodHorse provide a one-stop guide to the day's graded stakes races, through capsule looks and entries. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern). 

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3:05 p.m.—$150,000 Matron Stakes (G3T) at Belmont Park (FS2 and TVG)

Trainer Wesley Ward's Karak will headline a field of six juvenile fillies in the Matron going six furlongs on turf. Karak will look to sustain Ward's prolific record with 2-year-olds, entering a race restricted to her own gender for the first time in her career. 


Entries: Matron S. (G3T)

Belmont Park, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 6

  • Grade III
  • 6f
  • Inner turf
  • $150,000
  • 2 yo Fillies
  • 3:05 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Alms (KY) Jose Lezcano 120 Michael Stidham 1/1
2 2A Freud of Mama (NY) Ricardo Santana, Jr. 120 Michael J. Maker 8/1
3 3Time Limit (NY) Manuel Franco 120 Michael J. Maker 10/1
4 4Pure Wow (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis Saez 118 John P. Terranova II 10/1
5 5Karak (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Irad Ortiz, Jr. 122 Wesley A. Ward 7/5
6 6Classy Sadie (NY) Eric Cancel 120 Gary C. Contessa 15/1

3:54 p.m.—$200,000 Woodford Stakes presented by Keeneland Select (G2T) at Keeneland (TVG)

Breeze Easy's Imprimis, winner of the grade 2 Shakertown Stakes in April, headlines a field of 10 horses for the $200,000 Woodford. Following the Shakertown, Imprimis finished sixth in the group 1 King's Stand at Royal Ascot in England June 18. Trained by Joe Orseno, Imprimis returned to the races Sept. 7, finishing fourth in the grade 3 Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs. 


Entries: Woodford S. Presented by Keeneland Select (G2T)

Keeneland, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 6

  • Grade IIT
  • 5 1/2f
  • Turf
  • $200,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 3:54 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Seven Trumpets (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Robby Albarado 120 Dale L. Romans 15/1
2 2Extravagant Kid (FL) Jose L. Ortiz 120 Brendan P. Walsh 3/1
3 3Imprimis (FL) Paco Lopez 122 Joseph F. Orseno 2/1
4 4Stubbins (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 118 Doug F. O'Neill 6/1
5 5Win Lion Win (LA) James Graham 120 Allison Ramsay-Banks 30/1
6 6Smart Remark (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Javier Castellano 120 Victoria H. Oliver 5/1
7 7Fareeq (KY) Florent Geroux 120 John Alexander Ortiz 12/1
8 8Satellite Storm (BC) Leandro D. Goncalves 120 Valorie Lund 15/1
9 9Leinster (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 120 George R. Arnold, II 5/1
10 10Royal Commish (FL) Christopher A. Emigh 120 Paula M. McCanick 30/1

4:04 p.m.—$200,000 Greenwood Cup Stakes (G3) at Parx (TVG)

Graded stakes winner Marconi seeks his fifth victory in 2019 when he faces six rivals in the 1 1/2-mile Greenwood Cup.


Entries: Greenwood Cup S. (G3)

Parx Racing, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/2m
  • Dirt
  • $200,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 4:04 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Asphalt Paving (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Wesley Torres 117 Trevor Gallimore 30/1
2 2His Royal Majesty (KY) Mychel J. Sanchez 124 Marcos Zulueta 15/1
3 3War Story (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Frankie Pennington 124 Jorge Navarro 3/1
4 4Adventist (KY) John Bisono 117 Uriah St. Lewis 20/1
5 5Marconi (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Trevor McCarthy 124 Todd A. Pletcher 4/5
6 6Lemonade Thursday (KY) Daniel Centeno 117 Arnaud Delacour 5/1
7 7Navy Commander (PA) Angel S. Arroyo 117 Robert E. Reid, Jr. 10/1

4:15 p.m.—$400,000 Hill Prince Stakes (G2T) at Belmont Park (FS2 and TVG)

A Thread of Blue will turn back in distance for the Hill Prince, a nine-furlong inner turf test for sophomores. Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, A Thread of Blue contested two-thirds of the inaugural Turf Trinity, winning the second leg, the $1 million Saratoga Derby Invitational.


Entries: Hill Prince S. (G2T)

Belmont Park, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade II
  • 1 1/8m
  • Inner turf
  • $400,000
  • 3 yo
  • 4:15 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Henley's Joy (KY) Dylan Davis 124 Michael J. Maker 8/1
2 2A Thread of Blue (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis Saez 120 Kiaran P. McLaughlin 7/2
3 3Taos (FR) Junior Alvarado 118 Jean-Claude Rouget 15/1
4 4Bourbon War (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose Lezcano 118 Mark A. Hennig 4/1
5 5Digital Age (IRE) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 122 Chad C. Brown 9/2
6 6Seismic Wave (KY) Kendrick Carmouche 118 William I. Mott 6/1
7 7Standard Deviation (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 118 Chad C. Brown 5/1
8 8Neptune's Storm (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 118 Richard Baltas 8/1
9 9Uncle Benny (KY) Manuel Franco 118 Jason Servis 10/1

4:29 p.m.—$250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) at Keeneland (TVG)

Spiced Perfection, winner of the grade 1 Madison Stakes earlier this season at Keeneland, and Mia Mischief, winner of the grade 1 Humana Distaff in May at Churchill Downs, top a field of nine fillies and mares.


Entries: Thoroughbred Club of America S. (G2)

Keeneland, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 7

  • Grade II
  • 6f
  • Dirt
  • $250,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 4:29 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Ours to Run (LA) Gabriel Saez 120 J. Larry Jones 7/2
2 2Razorback Lady (AR) Julien R. Leparoux 120 Patrick L. Biancone 20/1
3 3Spiced Perfection (CA) Javier Castellano 124 Peter Miller 7/2
4 4Danuska's My Girl (KY) Flavien Prat 122 Jerry Hollendorfer 6/1
5 5Dawn the Destroyer (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 120 Kiaran P. McLaughlin 8/1
6 6Mia Mischief (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 124 Steven M. Asmussen 9/2
7 7Talk Veuve to Me (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose L. Ortiz 120 Rodolphe Brisset 10/1
8 8Chalon (KY) Paco Lopez 120 Arnaud Delacour 3/1
9 9Pretty Greeley (KY) Florent Geroux 120 John Alexander Ortiz 30/1

4:50 p.m.—$500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park (FS2 and TVG)

Channel Maker will attempt to repeat his 2018 victory when taking on a field of seven assembled for Saturday's Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at 12 furlongs over the Widener Turf Course. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Channel Maker will attempt to become the first horse to win back-to-back editions of the Joe Hirsch since his sire English Channel won in 2007-08. 


Entries: Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S. (G1T)

Belmont Park, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 9

  • Grade IT
  • 1 1/2m
  • Turf
  • $500,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 4:50 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Zulu Alpha (KY) Channing Hill 126 Michael J. Maker 6/1
2 2Channel Cat (KY) Luis Saez 126 Todd A. Pletcher 9/2
3 3Ya Primo (CHI) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 126 Chad C. Brown 6/1
4 4Cross Border (NY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Manuel Franco 126 Michael J. Maker 20/1
5 5Arklow (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Junior Alvarado 126 Brad H. Cox 3/1
6 6Sadler's Joy (KY) Jose Lezcano 126 Thomas Albertrani 5/2
7 7Channel Maker (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 126 William I. Mott 7/2

4:59 p.m.—$125,000 Mazarine Stakes (G3) at Woodbine (TVG)

Trainer Mark Casse, who has won five of the past seven editions of the Mazarine Stakes, will have a trio of horses looking to add to his impressive total Saturday with charges Roman d'Oro, Skygaze and Special Honor. 


Entries: Mazarine S. (G3)

Woodbine, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/16m
  • All Weather Track
  • $125,000
  • 2 yo Fillies
  • 4:59 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Take Charge Eh (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Moran 114 Nicholas Gonzalez 8/1
2 2Skygaze (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jerome Lermyte 114 Mark E. Casse 8/5
3 3Curlin's Voyage (ON) Eurico Rosa Da Silva 116 Josie Carroll 9/5
4 4Glorious Gizmo (ON) Leo Salles 114 Denyse McClachrie 20/1
5 5Special Honor (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Kazushi Kimura 114 Mark E. Casse 6/1
6 6Roman d'Oro (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Rafael Manuel Hernandez 114 Mark E. Casse 4/1

5:04 p.m.—$400,000 First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland (TVG)

Rushing Fall, winner of four graded stakes in as many attempts at Keeneland, and eight-time graded stakes winner Vasilika, head a field of 14 fillies and mares entered for the one-mile First Lady Stakes. 


Entries: First Lady S. (G1T)

Keeneland, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade IT
  • 1m
  • Turf
  • $400,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 5:04 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Conquest Hardcandy (NY)Keeneland Sales Graduate James Graham 124 Michelle Nihei 50/1
2 2Awesometank (GB) James Doyle 124 William J. Haggas 15/1
3 3Juliet Foxtrot (GB) Florent Geroux 124 Brad H. Cox 8/1
4 4Uni (GB) Joel Rosario 124 Chad C. Brown 4/1
5 5Marina's Legacy (IN) Jesus Lopez Castanon 124 Aaron M. West 50/1
6 6Vasilika (KY) Flavien Prat 124 Jerry Hollendorfer 5/1
7 7Indian Blessing (GB) Jamie P. Spencer 124 Ed Walker 12/1
8 8Mitchell Road (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 124 William I. Mott 12/1
9 9Simply Breathless (GB) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 124 Neil D. Drysdale 20/1
10 10Storm the Hill (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Adam Beschizza 124 Philip D'Amato 20/1
11 11Rushing Fall (KY) Javier Castellano 124 Chad C. Brown 9/5
12 12Ms Bad Behavior (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose L. Ortiz 124 Richard Baltas 15/1
13 13Just Wonderful (KY) Wayne Lordan 121 Aidan P. O'Brien 12/1
14 14Hanalei Moon (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 124 Mark E. Casse 30/1

5:22 p.m.—$500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park (FS2 and TVG)

Stronach Stables'Green Light Go is the field's lone graded stakes winner, improving to 2-for-2 with a win in the grade 2 Saratoga Special Stakes Aug. 10. 


Entries: Champagne S. (G1)

Belmont Park, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 10

  • Grade I
  • 1m
  • Dirt
  • $500,000
  • 2 yo
  • 5:22 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Alpha Sixty Six (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 122 Todd A. Pletcher 5/1
2 2Truculent (KY) Kendrick Carmouche 122 Jack Sisterson 30/1
3 3Green Light Go (KY) Junior Alvarado 122 James A. Jerkens 8/5
4 4Three Technique (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Irad Ortiz, Jr. 122 Jeremiah C. Englehart 7/2
5 5Gozilla (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 122 Steven M. Asmussen 6/1
6 6Big City Bob (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Christopher P. DeCarlo 122 Jorge Duarte, Jr. 20/1
7 7Tiz the Law (NY) Manuel Franco 122 Barclay Tagg 5/2



5:39 p.m.—$500,000 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland (NBCSN and TVG)

Team Valor International and WinStar Farm's Gouverneur Morris, a nine-length winner in the slop in his debut at Saratoga Sept. 2, heads a field of 10 for the Breeders' Futurity. Trained by two-time race winner Todd Pletcher, Gouverneur Morris will be ridden by Javier Castellano and break from Post 10. 


Entries: Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1)

Keeneland, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 9

  • Grade I
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $500,000
  • 2 yo
  • 5:39 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Tap It to Win (FL) Tyler Gaffalione 121 Mark E. Casse 3/1
2 2By Your Side (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Corey J. Lanerie 121 Eddie Kenneally 6/1
3 3Life On the Road (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Shaun Bridgmohan 121 Steven M. Asmussen 12/1
4 4King Theo (KY) Flavien Prat 121 Carlo Vaccarezza 15/1
5 5Enforceable (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Florent Geroux 121 Mark E. Casse 15/1
6 6Maxfield (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 121 Brendan P. Walsh 12/1
7 7American Butterfly (KY) Miguel Mena 121 D. Wayne Lukas 12/1
8 8Ajaaweed (KY) Joel Rosario 121 Kiaran P. McLaughlin 3/1
9 9January Won (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 121 Kenneth G. McPeek 20/1
10 10Gouverneur Morris (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Javier Castellano 121 Todd A. Pletcher 5/2

5:50 p.m.—$100,000 L.A. Woman Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park (TVG)

Multiple graded stakes winner Selcourt seeks her first victory of 2019 when she faces a field of five challengers in the 6 1/2-furlong L.A. Woman Stakes. 


Entries: L.A. Woman S. (G3)

Santa Anita Park, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 5

  • Grade III
  • 6 1/2f
  • Dirt
  • $100,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 2:50 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Flor de La Mar (KY) Mike E. Smith 118 Bob Baffert 6/1
2 2Lady Ninja (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Drayden Van Dyke 123 Richard Baltas 5/2
3 3Streak of Luck (CA) Tyler Baze 123 Matthew Chew 12/1
4 4Anonymity (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Victor Espinoza 123 Richard E. Mandella 2/1
5 5Show It N Moe It (CA) Rafael Bejarano 123 Gary Sherlock 12/1
6 6Selcourt (KY) Joseph Talamo 125 John W. Sadler 8/5

6:15 p.m.—$1,000,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1T) at Keeneland (NBCSN and TVG)

Six grade or group 1 winners, including Suedois and Next Shares, the past two victors of the $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile, are among an overflow field entered. Multiple group winner Suedois enters the Shadwell Turf Mile off a fourth-place finish Sept. 14 in the group 2 Clipper Logistics Boomerang Solonaway at Leopardstown in Ireland. Next Shares, who romped to victory last year at 23-1 odds, finished seventh in the Tourist Mile at Kentucky Downs Aug. 31 in his first start in nearly four months. 


Entries: Shadwell Turf Mile S. (G1T)

Keeneland, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 10

  • Grade IT
  • 1m
  • Turf
  • $1,000,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 6:15 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Next Shares (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Corey J. Lanerie 126 Richard Baltas 8/1
2 2Van Beethoven (ON) Wayne Lordan 123 Aidan P. O'Brien 10/1
3 3Bandua (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Adam Beschizza 126 Jack Sisterson 6/1
4 4Valid Point (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Javier Castellano 123 Chad C. Brown 5/1
5 5Bowies Hero (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Flavien Prat 126 Philip D'Amato 8/1
6 6Admission Office (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 126 Brian A. Lynch 8/1
7 7Diamond Oops (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julien R. Leparoux 126 Patrick L. Biancone 30/1
8 8Vintager (GB) James Doyle 126 Charles Appleby 10/1
9 9First Premio (KY) Miguel Mena 126 Mark E. Casse 12/1
10 10Robin of Navan (FR) Florent Geroux 126 Harry Dunlop 10/1
11 11March to the Arch (FL) Tyler Gaffalione 126 Mark E. Casse 12/1
12 12Suedois (FR) Jamie P. Spencer 126 David O'Meara 8/1
13 13Divisidero (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julian Pimentel 126 Kelly Rubley 12/1
14 14Real Story (KY) Joe Bravo 126 Ignacio Correas, IV 15/1
15 15Get Western (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 126 Charles Lopresti 30/1
16 16Emaraaty (GB) Joel Rosario 126 Chad C. Brown 8/1

7:25 p.m.—$200,000 City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park (TVG)

Phil D'Amato will send out Andesh and Prince Carl in the City of Hope Mile, which drew 11 entrants. Andesh, an Irish-bred gelding, won an overnight race at Del Mar last out despite being squeezed at the start of the one-mile grass test. Prince Earl rallied from sixth in a field of 10 to win the grade 2 Del Mar Mile Handicap Aug. 18.


Entries: City of Hope Mile S. (G2T)

Santa Anita Park, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade IIT
  • 1m
  • Turf
  • $200,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 4:25 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Ohio (BRZ) Norberto Arroyo, Jr. 123 Michael W. McCarthy 12/1
2 2Synchrony (KY) Joseph Talamo 125 Michael Stidham 5/1
3 3True Valour (IRE) Drayden Van Dyke 121 Simon Callaghan 10/1
4 4Restrainedvengence (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Martin Garcia 121 Val Brinkerhoff 15/1
5 5Big Score (KY) Mike E. Smith 121 Tim Yakteen 10/1
6 6Catapult (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Rafael Bejarano 121 John W. Sadler 5/1
7 7River Boyne (IRE) Ruben Fuentes 123 Jeff Mullins 4/1
8 8Kingly (KY) Mario Gutierrez 118 Bob Baffert 20/1
9 9Prince Earl (CA) Geovanni Franco 125 Philip D'Amato 7/2
10 10Andesh (IRE) Abel Cedillo 121 Philip D'Amato 20/1
11 11Bolo (KY) Tyler Baze 125 Carla Gaines 6/1



7:55 p.m.—$300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1) at Santa Anita Park (TVG)

Grade 1 winner Omaha Beach, who has not raced since having to miss the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) because of a throat ailment, is scheduled to return in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship. 


Entries: Santa Anita Sprint Championship S. (G1)

Santa Anita Park, Saturday, October 05, 2019, Race 9

  • Grade I
  • 6f
  • Dirt
  • $300,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 4:55 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1One Flew South (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Evin A. Roman 118 Doug F. O'Neill 30/1
2 2Omaha Beach (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Mike E. Smith 122 Richard E. Mandella 8/5
3 3Shancelot (KY) Emisael Jaramillo 120 Jorge Navarro 4/5
4 4Flagstaff (KY) Victor Espinoza 121 John W. Sadler 4/1
5 5California Street (KY) Drayden Van Dyke 121 Patrick Gallagher 15/1
6 6Horse Greedy (KY) Martin A. Pedroza 121 John W. Sadler 15/1