Miss Ella Looks to Repeat in Buffalo Trace

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Miss Ella wins the July 24 Caress Stakes at Saratoga

Jack Swain III's Miss Ella headlines a field of 12 fillies and mares and four also-eligibles entered for the 21st running of the $100,000 Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes (G3T) to be run Oct. 13 at 5 1/2 furlongs on the Keeneland turf course.

Trained by Graham Motion, Miss Ella will attempt to join Ayrial Delight (1998-99) as the only back-to-back winner of the race. Feargal Lynch will have the mount Friday and break from post 1. The 5-year-old daughter of Exchange Rate finished seventh in the Sensible Lady Turf Dash Stakes at Laurel Park last out Sept. 16 and second in the Aug. 27 Smart N Fancy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Chief rivals to Miss Ella might be a couple of 3-year-olds: Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm's Lull and G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s Morticia.

Trained by Christophe Clement, Lull comes into the Buffalo Trace off a victory in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes Sept. 9 and a runner-up finish in the one-mile San Clemente Handicap (G2T) July 23 at Del Mar. The twice graded-stakes placed Lull will be ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. and break from post 6.

Trained by Rusty Arnold, Morticia is a four-time turf sprint stakes winner and comes into the race off a third-place finish in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint. Jose Lezcano has the mount and will break from post 7.


Entries: Buffalo Trace Franklin County S. (G3T)

Keeneland, Friday, October 13, 2017, Race 9

  • Grade IIIT
  • 5 1/2f
  • Turf
  • $100,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 5:30 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Miss Ella (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Feargal Lynch 120 H. Graham Motion 7/2
2 2Justa Lady (KY) Ricardo Santana, Jr. 120 Steven M. Asmussen 10/1
3 3Boom Bam Bing (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate C.J. McMahon 120 Karl Broberg 30/1
4 4Kasuga (ON) Julien R. Leparoux 120 William I. Mott 4/1
5 5Ruby Notion (WV) Julio A. Garcia 120 Wesley A. Ward 12/1
6 6Lull (KY) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 118 Christophe Clement 5/1
7 7Morticia (KY) Jose Lezcano 118 George R. Arnold, II 4/1
8 8Always Thinking (KY) Joe Bravo 120 Thomas Albertrani 8/1
9 9Scatter Gun (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joseph Rocco, Jr. 120 Neil L. Pessin 30/1
10 10Indriya (KY) Rito Almanza 120 Felipe N Souza 30/1
11 11Nobody's Fault (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Corey J. Lanerie 120 Neil L. Pessin 8/1
12 12Carolina Shag (WV) Jack Gilligan 120 Susan S. Cooney 30/1
13 13Childhood (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Robby Albarado 118 Wesley A. Ward 15/1
14 14Marquee Cal Gal (KY) Jack Gilligan 120 Philip A. Sims 15/1
15 15Excessivespending (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Corey J. Lanerie 118 Chris A. Hartman 20/1
16 16Wheatfield (LA) Florent Geroux 120 Danny Pish 20/1