Arrest Me Red vies for the G2 Woodward for Wesley Ward. (Coady Photography)
Five stakes set for Fall Stars Saturday, Three Breeders’ Cup “Win and In” Races
Keeneland Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Sam Sangster’s Group 1-winning Diego Velazquez (IRE) heads a field of 12 entered Tuesday for Saturday’s 40th running of the $1.25 million Coolmore Turf Mile (G1).
The Coolmore Turf Mile is one of five stakes on Saturday’s 11-race program with the first post at 1 p.m. ET.
In the other four Saturday stakes:
The 28th running of the $800,000 First Lady (G1) attracted a field of 12 plus four also-eligibles headlined by 2025 Jenny Wiley (G1) winner Rabbah Bloodstock’s Choisya (GB) plus Klaravich Stables’ Dynamic Pricing (IRE) and Juddmonte’s Segesta for trainer Chad Brown, who has saddled the First Lady winner the past seven years.
The 112th running of the $650,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) drew a field of seven and is headlined by undefeated Spendthrift Farm Hopeful (G1) winner Ted Noffey, owned by Spendthrift Farm.
The 45th running of the $400,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) features the return of 2024 race winner Zeitlos in a field of seven. Stonestreet Stables and Peter Leidel own Zeitlos who is trained by Steve Asmussen, who is 11 wins away from reaching 11,000 career victories.
The 29th running of the $400,000 Woodford (G2) Presented by FanDuel attracted a field of nine headed by Mrs. Fitriani Hay’s two-time Group 1 winner Khaadem (IRE) and Bregman Family Racing and Swinbank Stables’ multiple stakes-winning Governor Sam, who will be facing older runners for the first time in his career.
Fields for the five stakes on Fall Stars Saturday, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, are:
Race 6, 3:40 p.m. – $400,000 Woodford (G2) Presented by FanDuel, 3-year-olds and up, 5½ furlongs (turf):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Arrest Me Red | Wesley Ward | Luan Machado | 121 lbs. |
| 2 | World Record | Rodolphe Brisset | Cristian Torres | 121 |
| 3 | Joe Shiesty | Eric Foster | Tyler Gaffalione | 121 |
| 4 | Outlaw Kid | George Weaver | Flavien Prat | 121 |
| 5 | Doncho | Michelle Lovell | Jose Ortiz | 121 |
| 6 | Charcoal | Tracey Wisner | Joe Ramos | 121 |
| 7 | Governor Sam | George Weaver | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 120 |
| 8 | Khaadem (IRE) | Charlie Hills | Frankie Dettori | 121 |
| 9 | Script | Rusty Arnold | John Velazquez | 121 |
Race 7, 4:12 p.m. — $400,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2), 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 6 furlongs, “Win and You’re In” race for the $1 million PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Taxed | Randy Morse | Luan Machado | 120 |
| 2 | Long Neck Paula | Wesley Ward | Jose Ortiz | 118 |
| 3 | Halina’s Forte | Phil Bauer | Dylan Davis | 122 |
| 4 | Vodka With a Twist | Phil D’Amato | Tyler Gaffalione | 118 |
| 5 | Vahva | Cherie DeVaux | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 122 |
| 6 | Praying | Robbie Medina | John Velazquez | 120 |
| 7 | Zeitlos | Steve Asmussen | Flavien Prat | 120 |
Race 8, 4:44 p.m. — $800,000 First Lady (G1), 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 1 mile (turf):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Choisya (GB) | Simon Crisford | Frankie Dettori | 125 |
| 2 | Raqiya (IRE) | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 125 |
| 3 | Nanda Dea (ARG) | Ignacio Correas IV | Jose Ortiz | 125 |
| 4 | Simply in Front | Eddie Kenneally | Ben Curtis | 125 |
| 5 | Dynamic Pricing (IRE) | Chad Brown | Dylan Davis | 125 |
| 6 | Simmering (GB) | Ollie Sangster | Luan Muchado | 121 |
| 7 | Heredia (GB) | Graham Motion | Tyler Gaffalione | 125 |
| 8 | Pin Up Betty | Mike Maker | Edgar Morales | 125 |
| 9 | Segesta | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 125 |
| 10 | Ozara (IRE) | Miguel Clement | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 125 |
| 11 | Great Generation (IRE) | Marco Botti | Julien Leparoux | 125 |
| 12 | Jody’s Pride | Jorge Abreu | Vincent Cheminaud | 125 |
| 13AE | Special Wan (IRE) | Brendan Walsh | John Velazquez | 125 |
| 14AE | Deep Satin | Cherie DeVaux | Luan Machado | 125 |
| 15AE | Aussie Girl (IRE) | Will Walden | Axel Concepcion | 125 |
| 16AE | Crevalle d’Oro | Lauren Robson | Julien Leparoux | 126 |
Race 9, 5:16 p.m. — $650,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1), 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles, “Win and You’re In” race for $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Blackout Time | Kenny McPeek | Cristian Torres | 122 |
| 2 | Big Dom | Tom Amoss | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 122 |
| 3 | Diciassette | Patrick Bianconee | Jonathan Ocasio | 122 |
| 4 | Spice Runner | Steve Asmussen | Tyler Gaffalione | 122 |
| 5 | Litmus Test | Bob Baffert | Flavien Prat | 122 |
| 6 | Ted Noffey | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 122 |
| 7 | Ewing | Mark Casse | Jose Ortiz | 122 |
Race 10, 5:48 p.m. — $1.25 million Coolmore Turf Mile (G1), 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile (turf), “Win and You’re In” race for the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Donegal Momentum | Tom Morley | John Velazquez | 126 |
| 2 | Quatrocento | Fausto Gutierrez | Julien Leparoux | 126 |
| 3 | Howard Wolowitz | Jose D’Angelo | Emisael Jaramillo | 126 |
| 4 | Diego Velazquez (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Frankie Dettori | 126 |
| 5 | Woodshauna (FR) | Francis-Henri Graffard | Tyler Gaffalione | 122 |
| 6 | Mercante | Brian Knippenberg | Joe Ramos | 126 |
| 7 | Epic Ride | John Ennis | Edgar Morales | 126 |
| 8 | Program Trading (GB) | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 126 |
| 9 | Rhetorical | Will Walden | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 126 |
| 10 | Brilliant Berti | Cherie DeVaux | Jose Ortiz | 126 |
| 11 | Beach Gold | Patrick Biancone | Keith Asmussen | 126 |
| 12 | Jonquil (GB) | Andrew Balding | Dylan Davis | 122 |
