Pocahontas winner Taken by the Wind is a possible starter in the Grade 1, Darley Aliciades. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire)
Prospective Fields For Fall Stars Stakes including Eight Breeders’ Cup Qualifying Races
Keeneland Release
Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet opens Friday, Oct. 3 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 25. First race is at 1 p.m. ET. No racing Mondays and Tuesdays.
According to Keeneland Stakes Coordinator Allison De Luca, here are the prospective fields for the stakes on Fall Stars Weekend.
Click here for the Fall Meet stakes schedule, which includes links to the lists of nominees for each opening weekend stakes and their past performances.
Friday, Oct. 3 Races
Entries taken Monday, Sept. 29
*$650,000 DARLEY ALCIBIADES (G1) — Go to Girl (trainer Kenny McPeek), Haute Diva (Patrick Biancone), Percy’s Bar (Ben Colebrook), Taken by the Wind (McPeek), The Grumpy Rabbit (McPeek), Tommy Jo (Todd Pletcher). Possible: Himika (Bob Baffert).
*$400,000 STOLL KEENON OGDEN PHOENIX (G2) — Here Mi Song (Billy Stinson), Nakatomi (Wesley Ward), Silver Slugger (Juan Avila), Skelly (Steve Asmussen), Whatchatalkinabout (Ward), World Record (Rodolphe Brisset).
*$400,000 JESSAMINE (G2) PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SALES – Aggressive Lime (Brad Cox), Beach Ballad (Mike Maker), Carolyncaroline (Lindsay Schultz), Diablo Shiraz (John Ennis), Dyna (Kevin Attard), Ground Support (Kelsey Danner), Imaginationthelady (Brendan Walsh), Infinite Sky (Cox), Lit Ship (Joe Sharp), Mackinac (Rusty Arnold), Rose Room (Mike Stidham), Snappy Comeback (Jose D’Angelo), Soloist (McPeek), Time to Dream (Pletcher), To a Flame (Arnold). Possible: Believe in Magic (Bill Morey), Miss Call (McPeek).
Saturday, Oct. 4 Races
Entries taken Tuesday, Sept. 30
*$1,250,000 COOLMORE TURF MILE (G1) — Beach Gold (Biancone), Brilliant Berti (Cherie DeVaux), Diego Velazquez (IRE) (Aidan O’Brien), Donegal Momentum (Tom Morley), Epic Ride (John Ennis), Howard Wolowitz (Jose D’Angelo), Jonquil (GB) (Andrew Balding), Mountain Bear (IRE) (Ward), Program Trading (GB) (Chad Brown), Quatrocento (Fausto Gutierrez), Rhetorical (Will Walden), Woodshauna (FR) (Francis-Henri Graffard).
$800,000 FIRST LADY (G1) — Be Your Best (IRE) (Saffie Joseph), Choisya (GB) (Simon Crisford), Crevalle d’Oro (Lauren Robson), Deep Satin (DeVaux), Dynamic Pricing (IRE) (Brown), Great Generation (IRE) (Marco Botti), Heredia (GB) (Graham Motion), Jody’s Pride (Jorge Abreu), Nanda Dea (ARG) (Ignacio Correas IV), Ozara (IRE) (Miguel Clement), Raqiya (IRE) (Pletcher), Segesta (Brown), Simmering (GB) (Ollie Sangster), Simply in Front (Kenneally).Possible: Special Wan (IRE) (Walsh).
*$650,000 CLAIBORNE BREEDERS’ FUTURITY (G1) — Big Dom (Tom Amoss), Blackout Time (McPeek), Ewing (Mark Casse), Spice Runner (Asmussen), Ted Noffey (Pletcher), Vost (Walden). Possible: Buetane (Baffert), Rancho Santa Fe (Cox).
*$400,000 THOROUGHBRED CLUB OF AMERICA (G2) — Halina’s Fort (Phil Bauer), Long Neck Paula (Ward), Praying (Robbie Medina), Vahva (DeVaux), Vodka With a Twist (Phil D’Amato), Zeitlos (Asmussen). Possible: Mink’s Palace (Eddie Kenneally), Positano Sunset (Ian Wilkes).
$400,000 WOODFORD (G2) PRESENTED BY FANDUEL — Arrest Me Red (Ward), Charcoal (Tracey Wismer), Doncho (Michelle Lovell), Governor Sam (George Weaver), Joe Shiesty (Eric Foster), Khadeem (IRE) (Charlie Hills), Nobals (Larry Rivelli), Script (Arnold), Spiced Up (Bill Mott). Possible: No Nay Hudson (IRE) (Wesley Ward).
Sunday, Oct. 5 Races
Entries taken Tuesday, Sept. 30
*$650,000 JUDDMONTE SPINSTER (G1) — Leslie’s Rose (Pletcher), Nitrogen (Casse), Thorpedo Anna (McPeek).Possible: Alpine Princess (Cox).
*$400,000 CASTLE & KEY BOURBON (G2) — Blinging It Back (Casse), Casa Cielo (Keith Desormeaux), Dr. Agne (DeVaux), Final Score (Pletcher), Gordon Pass (Walden), J J Grey (McPeek), Password (Brisset), Repentless (Danner), Vintur (Casse). Possible: Exonerate (Cox), Outfielder (Ward).
$300,000 INDIAN SUMMER (L) PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SELECT – Bobrovsky (Dale Romans), Obliteration (Asmussen), Rogue Legend (GB) (Ward), Royal Testament (Weaver), Schwarzeneggar (Ward), Twilight Delight (Daniel Leitch). Possible: Outfielder (Ward).
*Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races.
