Saturday Highlights: Queen’s Plate, Kentucky Downs Card

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Clayton is entered in the Queen's Plate Stakes at Woodbine

Throughout the year, the NTRA and BloodHorse provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America on select Saturdays. Races are listed in chronological order (all times ET). 

Full previews, when available, can be found through the link for each race.

4:27 p.m.—$500,000 Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes at Kentucky Downs on TVG

Multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown, a presence at this meet for the first time, has 9-5 favorite Regal Glory in the Ladies Turf Stakes for fillies and mares. In two starts this year multiple graded stakes winner Regal Glory finished second to her talented stablemate Newspaperofrecord in Belmont's grade 3 Intercontinental and fourth to her in the grade 1 Just a Game. Brown also entered 5-1 Tapit Today, who finished a good fourth in Monmouth Park's grade 3 Matchmaker. 


Entries: Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf S. (G3T)

Kentucky Downs, Saturday, September 12, 2020, Race 7

  • Grade IIIT
  • 1m
  • Turf
  • $500,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 3:27 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Mitchell Road (KY) Luis Saez 124 William I. Mott 8/1
2 2Princess Causeway (KY) Chris Landeros 122 Ian R. Wilkes 15/1
3 3Tapit Today (KY) Javier Castellano 122 Chad C. Brown 5/1
4 4English Affair (KY) Rafael Bejarano 124 George R. Arnold, II 6/1
5 5Frond (KY) Gerardo Corrales 122 Ben Colebrook 20/1
6 6Regal Glory (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 122 Chad C. Brown 9/5
7 7Lady Apple (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 122 Steven M. Asmussen 6/1
8 8Secret Message (KY) John R. Velazquez 126 H. Graham Motion 4/1

4:51 p.m.—$250,000 Grade 2 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine on TVG

Art of Almost and Elizabeth Way, both trained by Roger Attfield, will take on eight rivals, including multiple grade 1 winner Cambier Parc, in Saturday's $250,000 Canadian Stakes. Cambier Parc, who last raced nearly a year ago, has won three of her past four starts—including back-to-back grade 1 triumphs for OXO Equine and trainer Chad Brown.


Entries: Canadian S. Presented by the Japan Racing Association (G2T)

Woodbine, Saturday, September 12, 2020, Race 9

  • Grade IIT
  • About 1 1/8m
  • Turf
  • $250,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 4:51 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Theodora B. (KY) Kazushi Kimura 124 Michael W. Dickinson 5/1
2 2Court Return (ON) Luis Contreras 122 Josie Carroll 20/1
3 3Elizabeth Way (IRE) Emma-Jayne Wilson 124 Roger L. Attfield 4/1
4 4Rideforthecause (ON) David Moran 121 Gail Cox 20/1
5 5Another Time (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Steven Ronald Bahen 121 Barbara J. Minshall 12/1
6 6Amalfi Coast (ON) Justin Stein 121 Kevin Attard 6/1
7 7Runway Dreamer (KY) Slade Callaghan 118 Josie Carroll 20/1
8 8Bold Script (ON) Patrick Husbands 121 Stuart C. Simon 20/1
9 9Art of Almost (KY) Daisuke Fukumoto 121 Roger L. Attfield 15/1
10 10Cambier Parc (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Rafael Manuel Hernandez 124 Chad C. Brown 6/5

4:59 p.m.—$500,000 Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs on TVG

The Ladies Sprint provides a scintillating showdown among grade 1 winner Got Stormy, the 2-1 favorite in the overflow field of 15, and Kimari. 


Entries: Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint S. (G3T)

Kentucky Downs, Saturday, September 12, 2020, Race 8

  • Grade IIIT
  • 6 1/2f
  • Turf
  • $500,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 3:59 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Intuicao (BRZ) Florent Geroux 125 Paulo H. Lobo 20/1
2 2I'llhandalthecash (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose L. Ortiz 123 Raymond Handal 20/1
3 3Winning Envelope (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julien R. Leparoux 121 Chris M. Block 20/1
4 4Quebec (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Adam Beschizza 121 Joe Sharp 30/1
5 5Change of Control (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Colby J. Hernandez 121 Michelle Lovell 15/1
6 6Mentality (NY) Gerardo Corrales 123 Wesley A. Ward 15/1
7 7Cariba (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Irad Ortiz, Jr. 123 Christophe Clement 8/1
8 8Got Stormy (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Tyler Gaffalione 121 Mark E. Casse 2/1
9 9Into Mystic (KY) Joseph Talamo 123 Brendan P. Walsh 6/1
10 10Jakarta (PA) Luis Saez 121 Michael J. Maker 10/1
11 11Kimari (KY) Julio A. Garcia 118 Wesley A. Ward 4/1
12 12Surrender Now (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 121 Steven M. Asmussen 15/1
13 13Dixieincandyland (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Javier Castellano 121 Eddie Kenneally 30/1
14 14Lady Lawyer (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 121 Chad C. Brown 15/1
15 15Bohemian Bourbon (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 121 Ian R. Wilkes 20/1

5:32 p.m.—$500,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs on TVG

Trainer Wesley Ward has the two morning-line favorites in the Juvenile Turf Sprint in debut winner Outadore (2-1) and Fauci (5-2), who won a Keeneland maiden race on turf and was second in Saratoga's Skidmore on grass. 


Entries: Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf Sprint S.

Kentucky Downs, Saturday, September 12, 2020, Race 9

  • STK
  • 6 1/2f
  • Turf
  • $500,000
  • 2 yo
  • 4:32 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Baytown Bear (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jack Gilligan 120 Paul McEntee 50/1
2 2Perfect Mistake (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Rafael Bejarano 120 John Alexander Ortiz 20/1
3 3Petit Verdot (KY) Joseph Talamo 120 John Ennis 15/1
4 4County Final (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose L. Ortiz 120 Steven M. Asmussen 9/2
5 5Boss Bear (NY) Luis Saez 118 Michael J. Maker 20/1
6 6Bodenheimer (WA) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 120 Valorie Lund 6/1
7 7Scorsese (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Tyler Baze 120 James K. Chapman 50/1
8 8Cowan (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 120 Steven M. Asmussen 8/1
9 9Outadore (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Irad Ortiz, Jr. 120 Wesley A. Ward 2/1
10 10Fauci (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Tyler Gaffalione 120 Wesley A. Ward 5/2

5:41 p.m.—$1,000,000 Queen's Plate at Woodbine on TVG

Plate Trial champ Clayton and multiple stakes-winning filly Curlin's Voyage will take on 12 other Queen's Plate hopefuls in the $1 million Canadian classic set for 1 1/4 miles. The 161st edition of the Queen's Plate, North America's oldest continually run race, is the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, a tri-surface series for Canadian-bred three-year-olds. 


Entries: Queen's Plate S.

Woodbine, Saturday, September 12, 2020, Race 10

  • STK
  • 1 1/4m
  • All Weather Track
  • $1,000,000
  • 3 yo
  • 5:41 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Sweepin Hard (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Leo Salles 126 Daniel J. Vella 50/1
2 2Merveilleux (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Kazushi Kimura 123 Kevin Attard 10/1
3 3Belichick (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Slade Callaghan 126 Josie Carroll 30/1
4 4Truebelieve (ON) Keveh Nicholls 126 Cole Bennett 30/1
5 5Holyfield (ON) Darryll P. Holland 126 Catherine Day Phillips 30/1
6 6Halo Again (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis Contreras 126 Steven M. Asmussen 5/1
7 7Glorious Tribute (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Moran 126 Barbara J. Minshall 30/1
8 8Olliemyboy (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Steven Ronald Bahen 126 Sid C. Attard 30/1
9 9Dotted Line (ON) Justin Stein 126 Sid C. Attard 8/1
10 10Curlin's Voyage (ON) Patrick Husbands 123 Josie Carroll 5/2
11 11F F Rocket (ON) Sahin Civaci 126 Albert M. Stall, Jr. 50/1
12 12Clayton (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Rafael Manuel Hernandez 126 Kevin Attard 2/1
13 13Mighty Heart (ON) Daisuke Fukumoto 126 Josie Carroll 20/1
14 14Tecumseh's War (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Emma-Jayne Wilson 126 Catherine Day Phillips 12/1

6:04 p.m.—$1,000,000 Grade 3 Calumet Farm Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes at Kentucky Downs on TVG

The Kentucky Turf Cup is headed by Michael Hui's 2019 winner Zulu Alpha and Donegal Racing's 2018 winner Arklow. Both became grade 1 winners after their one-two finish in this race a year ago, with Arklow winning Belmont Park's Joe Hirsch Turf Classic in his next start and Zulu Alpha taking Gulfstream Park's Pegasus World Cup Turf in January. 


Entries: Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup S. (G3T)

Kentucky Downs, Saturday, September 12, 2020, Race 10

  • Grade IIIT
  • 1 1/2m
  • Turf
  • $1,000,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 5:04 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Changi (LA) Tyler Baze 122 Jeanne Marie Dolan 50/1
2 2Red Knight (NY) Luis Saez 122 William I. Mott 12/1
3 3Grand Journey (KY) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 122 Michael J. Maker 15/1
4 4Eons (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Flavien Prat 122 Arnaud Delacour 20/1
5 5Arklow (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Florent Geroux 122 Brad H. Cox 9/2
6 6Postulation (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 122 Michael R. Matz 8/1
7 7He's No Lemon (KY) Javier Castellano 124 H. Graham Motion 10/1
8 8Bundibunan (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate James Graham 122 Ignacio Correas, IV 30/1
9 9American Tattoo (ARG) Adam Beschizza 122 Jack Sisterson 30/1
10 10Zulu Alpha (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 124 Michael J. Maker 7/5
11 11Standard Deviation (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 122 H. Graham Motion 12/1
12 12Hierarchy (KY) Corey J. Lanerie 124 Joe Sharp 10/1
13 13Celerity (KY) Gabriel Saez 122 Waylon Cundiff 50/1
14 14Tintoretto (GER) Joseph Talamo 122 Michael W. McCarthy 30/1
15 15Perfect Tapatino (FR) Adam Beschizza 122 Roger L. Attfield 50/1
16 16Surprise Twist (KY) Joel Rosario 122 Arnaud Delacour 30/1

6:36 p.m.—$700,000 Grade 3 Runhappy Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs on TVG

Totally Boss, winner of this race in 2019, looms the favorite in an overflow field for the Turf Sprint Stakes, whose winner will receive a fees-paid spot in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series' "Win and You're In" program.


Entries: Runhappy Turf Sprint S. (G3T)

Kentucky Downs, Saturday, September 12, 2020, Race 11

  • Grade IIIT
  • 6f
  • Turf
  • $700,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 5:36 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Renaisance Frolic (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate James Graham 121 Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. 50/1
2 2Stubbins (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 121 Doug F. O'Neill 6/1
3 3Front Run the Fed (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Javier Castellano 121 Chad C. Brown 5/1
4 4Totally Boss (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Florent Geroux 121 George R. Arnold, II 9/2
5 5Bombard (KY) Flavien Prat 121 Richard E. Mandella 20/1
6 6Kanthaka (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 121 H. Graham Motion 5/1
7 7American Anthem (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Tyler Gaffalione 121 Michael J. Maker 12/1
8 8Bon Raison (KY) Adam Beschizza 121 Jack Sisterson 30/1
9 9Imprimis (FL) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 121 Joseph F. Orseno 8/1
10 10Richiesinthehouse (IL) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 121 Larry Rivelli 15/1
11 11Archidust (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 121 Steven M. Asmussen 12/1
12 12Bound for Nowhere (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julio A. Garcia 121 Wesley A. Ward 5/1
13 13Tiger Blood (FL) Tyler Gaffalione 121 Michael J. Maker 20/1
14 14Fast Boat (KY) Adam Beschizza 121 Joe Sharp 15/1
15 15Hollis (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Gabriel Saez 121 John Alexander Ortiz 30/1
16 16Admiral Lynch (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis Saez 121 Michael J. Maker 15/1