Departing Heads Hagyard Fayette Field
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Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing headlines a field of eight horses entered for the $200,000 Hagyard Fayette (gr. II) to be run Oct. 25, closing day of the fall meet at Keeneland.
Run at 1 1/8 miles on the main track, the Fayette will go as the ninth on Saturday's 10-race program with an approximate post time of 5:13 p.m. EDT.
Trained by Al Stall Jr., who conditioned Blame for the same connections to win the 2009 Fayette, Departing comes into the race off a runner-up effort in the Homecoming Classic as the heavy favorite at Churchill Downs Sept. 27. Winner of the Super Derby (gr. II) and West Virginia Derby (gr. II) last year as well as the Illinois Derby (gr. III), Departing is to break from post 2 and be ridden by Robby Albarado.
Coming back to challenge Departing from the Homecoming Classic are Call Me George and Pick of the Litter, the 3-4 finishers in that race.
Trained by Grant Forster, Call Me George will be ridden by Stewart Elliott from post 5. Pick of the Litter is trained by Dale Romans and will break from the inside under Corey Lanerie.
Two entrants come into the Fayette out of the Woodward (gr. I) and Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I): Long River and Stephanoatsee.
Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, Long River finished third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup after running seventh in the Woodward. Rosie Napravnik will ride Long River from post 7.
Stephanoatsee, who finished fifth in the Woodward and was placed fourth in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, is trained by Nick Zito. Julien Leparoux has the from post 3.
Hagyard Fayette S. (gr. II)
Keeneland, Saturday, October 25, 2014, Race 9
- 1 1/8m
- Dirt
- $200,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 5:13 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Weight | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick of the Litter (KY) | Corey J. Lanerie | 121 | Dale L. Romans |
| 2 | Departing (KY) | Robby Albarado | 121 | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 3 | Stephanoatsee (KY) | Julien R. Leparoux | 121 | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 4 | Coltimus Prime (ON) | James Graham | 118 | Justin J. Nixon |
| 5 | Call Me George (KY) | Stewart Elliott | 121 | Grant T. Forster |
| 6 | Mister Marti Gras (KY) | Florent Geroux | 121 | Chris M. Block |
| 7 | Long River (KY) | Rosie Napravnik | 121 | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 8 | Code West (VA) | Shaun Bridgmohan | 121 | Boyd Caster |