Neat scoring the National Museum of Racing & HoF. (Susie Raiser)
FANDUEL TV U.S. Open Turf Championships
By Jennie Rees
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Neat, winner of four stakes in his last five starts, takes on Brilliant Berti and Aspenite in an overflow field of thirteen 3-year-olds entered Tuesday for Sunday’s $1.5 million Gun Runner Stakes. All horses run for the $1 million base purse, with Kentucky-breds competing for an additional $500,000.
Neat most recently won Saratoga’s Grade 2 Hall of Fame Stakes after taking the Belmont-at-Aqueduct’s Manila (G3), Keeneland’s Transylvania (G3) and Sam Houston’s Texas Turf Mile. Trainer Rob Atras and owner Randy Gullatt are seeking their second stakes of the meet, following Chasing Liberty’s victory via disqualification in last Sunday’s $1 million National Thoroughbred League Juvenile Sprint.
Brilliant Berti was second in Colonial Downs’ Secretariat (G2) after winning Churchill Downs’ American Derby. Aspenite won last year’s Kentucky Downs Juvenile and most recently was third in Horseshoe Indianapolis’ Caesars and second by a nose in the Penn Mile (G3). Others include Iowa Derby winner Henro in his turf debut, 2-for-2 Herchee (another Twirling Candy offspring) and stakes-winners Lucky Jeremy and In a Jam.
Sunday’s card also features a trio of 2-year-old stakes, each worth $1 million for Kentucky-breds ($500,000 for others): the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies at a mile, the Untapable for fillies at 6 1/2-furlongs and the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile.
FANDUEL TV U.S. Open Turf Championships
$2 million, G3 The Light & Wonder Ladies Marathon, (Race 6, post 2:27 p.m. CT)
Distance: 1 5/16 miles. Division: Fillies & Mares, 3-year-olds & up
Post horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1 Three Priests (JPN) (122) Velazquez/Varian 8-1
2 Chop Chop (126) Prat/Cox 5-2
3 Angel Nadeshiko (122) I. Ortiz Jr./Joseph Jr. 10-1
4 Greenfinch (118) Dettori/A.O’Brien 3-1
5 Loved Reiko (122) J. Ortiz/Leitch 30-1
6 Vergara (122) Gaffalione/Motion 7-2
7 Neecie Marie (126) Rosario/Reid Jr. 4-1
8 Forever After All (122) Beschizza/Walsh 15-1
9 Viva La Red (122) Geroux/Biancone 30-1
$2 million, G2 The AGS Music City Stakes, (Race 7, post 3:04 p.m. CT)
Distance: 6 ½ furlongs. Division: 3-year-old fillies
Post horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1 Crown Imperial (122) Torres/Ortiz 30-1
2 Kairyu (IRE) (124) J. Ortiz/DeVaux 6-1
3 Time to Dazzle (124) Santana Jr./Casse 6-1
4 Pipsy (IRE) (124) Rosario/Walden 6-1
5 Visually (124) Corrales/Morey 30-1
6 Amidst Waves (122) Prat/Weaver 20-1
7 Pharoah’s Wine (118) Chuan/Romans 20-1
8 Buttercream Babe (118) I. Ortiz Jr./Maker 9-2
9 Pounce (124) D. Davis/Casse 7-2
10 Simply in Front (118) L. Saez/Kenneally 15-1
11 Regulatory Risk (118) Geroux/Brown 15-1
12 Vive Veuve (122) Gaffalione/Sisterson 5-1
AE13 Gavea (GER) (118) Hernandez Jr./Stall 6-1
AE14 Uphill Dance (118) Geroux/Halden 20-1
AE15 Twirling Queen (122) L. Saez/D’Angelo 4-1
AE16 Toupie (122) Prat/Motion 8-1
$2 million, G3 The Mint Millions (Race 8, post 3:41 p.m. CT)
Distance: 1 mile. Division: 3-year-olds & up
Post horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1 Emmanuel (126) J. Ortiz/Maker 6-1
2 Mountain Bear (118) Dettori/A. Obrien 10-1
3 Irish Aces (126) Gaffalione/Walsh 12-1
4 Cash Equity (122) (FR) Leparoux/Joseph Jr. 15-1
5 Tuft’s Revenge (126) Santana Jr./Maker 20-1
6 Strong Quality (126) Geroux/Casse 15-1
7 Funtastic Again (122) Corrales/Ward 5-1
8 Talk of the Nation (122) I. Ortiz Jr. /Pletcher 4-1
9 Reckoning Force (122) Machado/Walsh 15-1
10 Ancient Rome (122) Spencer/Hills 5-2
11 Goliad (S) (122) Prat/Mandella 10-1
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$2 million, G1 The Aristocrat Franklin-Simpson (Race 9, post 4:18 p.m. CT)
Distance: 6 ½ furlongs. Division: 3-year-olds
Post horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1 Hedwig (120) L. Saez/Harty 10-1
2 Evade (FR) (122) Torres/Maker 12-1
3 General Ledger (118) J. Ortiz/Joseph Jr. 15-1
4 Yellow Card (118) Velazquez/McCarthy 15-1
5 Bear River (118) Graham/Desormeaux 12-1
6 Apollo Ten (122) Gaffalione/Clement 6-1
7 Joe Shiesty (122) Cedillo/Foster 8-1
8 Please Advise (122) Prat/Weaver 8-1
9 Vote No (122) Corrales/Morey 20-1
10 Howard Wolowitz (118) I. Ortiz Jr./D’Angelo 9-2
11 Mansa Musa (IRE) (118) Alvarado/Mott 4-1
12 Smokey Smokey (122) Santana Jr./Maker 12-1
AE13 Barksdale (118) L. Saez/Walden 15-1
AE 14 Where Ya At Vince (118) Corrales/Rivelli 20-1
AE 15 Save The Trees (118) J. Ortiz/Maker 8-1
AE 16 How’s Ur Attitude (118) Dettori/Ennis 8-1
$2 million, G2 The Fanduel TV Kentucky Turf Cup (Race 10, post 4:55 p.m. CT)
Distance: 1 11/2 miles. Division: 3-year-olds & up
Post horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1 Highway Robber (124) Loveberry/Lynch 6-1
2 Integration (124) Carmouche/McGaughey 8-5
3 Cathkin Peak (IRE) (124) J. Ortiz/Maker 15-1
4 Get Smokin (124) De La Cruz/Casse 12-1
5 Sugoi (124) I. Ortiz Jr./Maker 20-1
6 King Curlin (124) Emigh/Vanden Berg 30-1
7 Tawny Port (122) Prat/Clement 8-1
8 Balladeer (122) Geroux/Papaprodromou 20-1
9 Anglophile (122) Cannon/Lynch 10-1
10 Grand Sonata (122) Gaffalione/Pletcher 12-1
11 Chief Little Rock (IRE) 118) Dettori/A.O’Brien 4-1
$2 million, G2 Ainsworth Turf Sprint (Race 11, post 5:31 p.m. CT)
Distance: 6 furlongs. Division: 3-year-olds & up.
Post horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1 Gear Jockey (121) Lezcano/Arnold 30-1
2 Axthelm (121) J. Ortiz/Joseph Jr. 30-1
3 One Timer (121) Loveberry/Rivelli 8-1
4 Cogburn (125) I. Ortiz Jr./Asmussen 6-5
5 Charcoal (121) Concepcion/Wisner 30-1
6 Coppola (121) Lanerie/Romans 15-1
7 Grooms All Bizness (121) D. Davis/Duarte Jr. 15-1
8 Khaadem (IRE) (125) Spencer/Hills 7-2
9 Noble Reflection (121) Dettori/Papaprodromou 20-1
10 Nobals (121) Corrales/Rivelli 6-1
11 Witty (121) Gaffalione/Merryman 20-1
12 Mo Stash (121) L.Saez/Oliver 30-1
AE13 Five O’Somewhere (118) Bermudez/Spraggins 50-1
