Lull Headlines Jessamine Stakes Field
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Lull won the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes on Sept. 3
Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm's Lull, winner of the Exacta Systems Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Kentucky Downs in her most recent start, heads a full field of 14 juvenile fillies entered for the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (gr. IIIT) Oct. 12 at Keeneland.
Run at 1 1/16 miles on the grass, the Jessamine is a "Win and You're In" challenge race for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT) to be run Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by Christophe Clement, Lull won her debut by three lengths on the turf at Belmont Park in June. Favored in her next start, she clipped heels and fell in the Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Brian Hernandez Jr. will have the mount and break from post 4.
Chief challenges for Lull figure to come from Allan Peterson's Majestic Gale and William Pacella and Frank Jones Jr.'s Sweeping Paddy.
Trained by Joe Sharp, Majestic Gale comes into Wednesday's race off a 41/2-length victory as the favorite in the Happy Ticket Stakes at Louisiana Downs on Sept. 10. Joel Rosario has the mount and will break from post position six.
Sweeping Paddy, a full sister to Preakness (gr. I) runner-up Cherry Wine, broke her maiden by 12 1/4 lengths in her most recent start at Kentucky Downs. Trained by Dale Romans, Sweeping Paddy will break from post position five and be ridden by Robby Albarado
JPMorgan Chase Jessamine S. (gr. IIIT)
Keeneland, Wednesday, October 12, 2016, Race 7
- 1 1/16m
- Turf
- $150,000
- 2 yo Fillies
- 4:24 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Senora Acero (KY) | Miguel Mena | 118 | W. Bret Calhoun | 30/1 |
| 2 | 2La Coronel (KY) | Florent Geroux | 118 | Mark E. Casse | 7/2 |
| 3 | 3Wicked Lick (KY) | Julien R. Leparoux | 118 | Brendan P. Walsh | 12/1 |
| 4 | 4Lull (KY) | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | 118 | Christophe Clement | 3/1 |
| 5 | 5Sweeping Paddy (KY) | Robby Albarado | 118 | Dale L. Romans | 5/1 |
| 6 | 6Majestic Gale (FL) | Joel Rosario | 120 | Joe Sharp | 12/1 |
| 7 | 7Lipstick City (KY) | Jose Lezcano | 118 | Chad C. Brown | 10/1 |
| 8 | 8Tapa Tapa Tapa (KY) | Joe Bravo | 118 | Timothy E. Hamm | 8/1 |
| 9 | 9Majestic Bonnie (KY) | Manuel Franco | 118 | George Weaver | 10/1 |
| 10 | 10Rum Go (KY) | James Graham | 118 | Thomas F. Proctor | 30/1 |
| 11 | 11Divine Humor (KY) | Calvin H. Borel | 118 | Larry W. Harris, Jr. | 50/1 |
| 12 | 12Zero Zee (FL) | John R. Velazquez | 118 | George Weaver | 15/1 |
| 13 | 13Queen Del Valle (KY) | Edgard J. Zayas | 118 | Reid Nagle | 50/1 |
| 14 | 14Liberale (FR) | Jose L. Ortiz | 118 | Chad C. Brown | 10/1 |