Emery Headlines G2 Raven Run

Emery wins the Victory Ride (G3) July 4 at Aqueduct (Joe Labozzetta)

Book’em Danno, Locked Top Field in Perryville

For information on Past The Wire’s annual Breeders’ Cup Seminar, the very best in the game CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE for information on Tracking Trips, your second set of eyes in Horse Racing

Keeneland Barn Notes

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Stonestreet Stables’ Emery, runner-up in the Test (G1) in her most recent start, headlines a field of 10 3-year-old fillies entered Saturday for the 26th running of the $350,000 Lexus Raven Run (G2).

Contested at 7 furlongs on the main track, the Lexus Raven Run will go as the ninth race on next Saturday’s 10-race program with a 5:16 p.m. ET post time.

Trained by Brad Cox, Emery has won four of six starts, posting a 5¼-length victory at Keeneland in the spring and a score in the Victory Ride (G3) at Belmont at Aqueduct in July. Tyler Gaffalione has the mount from post 5.

Also figuring to draw support is William Butler and WinStar Farm’s My Mane Squeeze.

Trained by Mike Maker, My Mane Squeeze finished third in the Test, 2 lengths behind Emery. Two races prior to that, she won the Eight Belles (G2) at Churchill Downs. In her most recent start, she won the Dogwood (G3) at Churchill by 5 lengths. Luis Saez has the mount from post 3.

The field for the Lexus Raven Run, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, is:

Book‘em Danno, Locked Top Field in Perryville

Grade 1 winners Book’em Danno and Locked top a field of 12 3-year-olds plus two also-eligibles entered Saturday for the 16th running of the $300,000 Perryville (G3).

The 7-furlong Perryville will go as the seventh race on next Saturday’s 10-race program with a 4:12 p.m. ET post time.

Atlantic Six Racing’s Book’em Danno, trained by Derek Ryan, has emerged as one of the top 3-year-old sprinters this year with a campaign highlighted by a victory in the Woody Stephens (G1) at Saratoga in June. Prior to that, he was beaten a head going a mile by the then-undefeated Forever Young (JPN) in the Boutique Group Saudi Derby (G3) in Saudi Arabia. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount from post 5.

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm’s Locked will be making his first start since finishing third as the favorite in last November’s FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

Winner of the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) here last fall, Locked is trained by Todd Pletcher. Jose Ortiz has the mount from post 10.

The field for the Perryville, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, is: