Miles Ahead , who hasn't won a race in 2023 despite finishing second or third in all of his starts, tries to get the "W" Nov. 23 in the Thanksgiving Classic Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
The Competitive Edge gelding is the most experienced runner in the field of nine with 31 career starts, but hasn't seen the winner's circle since the 2022 Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes, a span of six starts.
Paul McGee's trainee is 12-7-3 lifetime with $812,313 in earnings. This year, he is 0-3-2 from five starts with $165,810 in the bank. Miles Ahead's eight wins at six furlongs is more than double that of his closest competitors—Swift as I Am and Kavod (both of whom are winless this year)—who each have three wins at the distance.
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, Thursday, November 23, 2023, Race 9Entries: Thanksgiving Classic S.
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Chasing Time (KY)
Jaime A. Torres
118
Steven M. Asmussen
9/2
2
2Machine Gun Man (KY)
C.J. McMahon
116
Juan C. Sanchez
10/1
3
3Swift as I Am (CA)
Jareth Loveberry
118
Tanner Tracy
20/1
4
4Cowan (KY)
Deshawn L. Parker
118
Raymond E. Ginter, Jr.
8/1
5
5Minnesota Ready (KY)
Corey J. Lanerie
118
Neil L. Pessin
6/1
6
6Kavod (KY)
Mitchell Murrill
118
Chris A. Hartman
8/1
7
7Super Ocho (CHI)
Vicente Del-Cid
118
Amador Merei Sanchez
5/1
8
8Gilcrease (KY)
Marcelino Pedroza, Jr.
116
Albert M. Stall, Jr.
8/1
9
9Miles Ahead (KY)
Joseph Talamo
118
Paul J. McGee
2/1