Pre-Entry Race Change for Holy Lute
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Holy Lute
Breeders' Cup officials announced one change to the pre-entered fields of the $1.5 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) and the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) for the Breeders' Cup World Championships, Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Race Course.
Due to a communication error at the time of the pre-entry deadline on Monday, Oct. 19, Holy Lute was mistakenly pre-entered into the Sprint, which has has been subsequently withdrawn. Class Racing Stable's son of Midnight Lute and has been transferred to the Turf Sprint, which is a 5 1/2 furlong turf race for 3-year-olds and up.
The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is an oversubscribed race with 20 horses pre-entered. The race is limited to 14 horses. Holy Lute has been installed as the sixth horse eligible to come off the preference list into the body of the Turf Sprint.
Post Positions for all 13 Breeders' Cup races will be drawn on Monday, Oct. 26.