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With Jenny Wiley Victory, Rushing Fall Now A Grade 1 Winner At 2, 3, 4 And 5

E Five Thoroughbreds' Rushing Fall collared pacesetting Jolie Olimpica (BRZ) at the eighth pole and then drew clear to win the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley by three-quarters of a length at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

Trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Javier Castellano, Rushing Fall covered the 1 1/16 miles on a firm turf course in a course-record 1:39.02.

Jolie Olimpica set the pace with fractions of :23.42, :46.94 and 1:10.10 with Rushing Fall in closest pursuit. Rushing Fall began closing the gap on the far turn but was unable to draw on even terms until midstretch where she began to slowly inch away.

Rushing Fall's fifth Grade 1 victory was worth $210,000 and increased her earnings to $2,278,000 with a record of 13-10-2-0.

The 5-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of More Than Ready out of the Forestry mare Autumnal notched her fifth Keeneland stakes victory, a total that trails only the record seven owned by Wise Dan.

Rushing Fall won the Jessamine (G3) in 2017, the Appalachian (G2) and Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) in 2018 and the Jenny Wiley (G1) in 2019. She joins Intercontinental (GB) in 2004-2005 as the only repeat Jenny Wiley winner.

She becomes the third horse since 1976 to win Grade 1 stakes as age 2, 3, 4 and 5 joining Lady Eli and Beholder.

Rushing Fall returned $3.60, $2.60 and $2.10. Jolie Olimpica, ridden by Mike Smith, returned $5.20 and $3.60 with Juliet Foxtrot (GB) finishing third another half-length back under Tyler Gaffalione and paying $3.20 to show.

It was another 1¼ lengths back to Altea (FR) and Toinette, who dead-heated for fourth with Secret Message, La Signare (FR) and Mucho Unusual completing the field in order.

Jenny Wiley Quotes
Bob Edwards, whose e Five Racing Thoroughbreds owns Rushing Fall: “She's tenacious and once she got a nose ahead, she wasn't letting up. She was going to bury her.”

On Rushing Fall winning Grade 1 races each year from ages 2-5: “It's a dream come true. Everyone wishes for a horse like this. I hope I get another one in my racing career like her. This is just phenomenal. We're all sitting around watching it at the house. I'm still shaking. The adrenaline spike is still there even when you're watching from your couch. And not a terrible day for Chad (Brown).”

Javier Castellano: “She's the type of horse that she doesn't have to be on the lead. Today it worked out great. I could keep track of the front runners. The way she did it is amazing. She's a really nice filly.”

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Enola Gay Edges Walk In Marrakesh At The Wire In Appalachian

Allen Stable's homebred Enola Gay edged past Walk In Marrakesh (IRE) in the final jump to win Saturday's Appalachian Stakes (G2) at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

Trained by Shug McGaughey and ridden by Julien Leparoux, Enola Gay covered the mile on a firm turf in a stakes-record 1:33.97. It is the third Appalachian victory for Leparoux, who also won on Check the Label in 2010 and Lady of Venice (FR) in 2006.

Evil Lyn led the field of six through fractions of :23.25 and :46.28 with odds-on favorite Alms tracking in second and Walk In Marrakesh third.

On the far turn, Alms and Walk In Marrakesh moved by the leader while Enola Guy began to move on the far outside. Walk In Marrakesh put Alms away in deep stretch but could not hold off the late surge by Enola Gay.

The victory was worth $90,000 and increased Enola Gay's earnings to $174,000 with a record of 3-2-0-0.

The Appalachian was her first start in eight months.

A Keeneland sales graduate, Enola Gay is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Uncle Mo out of the War Front mare Dakota Queen. She paid $12.60, $5.20 and $2.60. Walk In Marrakesh, ridden by Jose Ortiz, returned $4.40 and $2.40 with Alms finishing only head back and returning $2.10 to show under Joel Rosario.

It was another 1¼ lengths back to Evil Lyn, who was followed in order by Passion Factor and Mariafoot (FR).

Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association Quotes
Julien Leparoux: “I was in a good spot the whole race. The 3 (Evil Lyn) and 4 (Alms) – I got going with them. Coming to the stretch, (Enola Gay) just went on. She fought hard. At the wire, I thought I won it. But when I came back I saw the outrider pick up the 6 (second-place Walk In Marrakesh [IRE]). I thought maybe I was too late. But she got it done.

“My filly, she just kept going. She fought hard the whole way.”

Winning trainer Shug McGaughey: “I couldn't tell (if she had won). I kind of called it the other way, but then I got a text that said 'Boom' and I knew I was all right.

“She had trained really well up here (in New York). We were taking a little shot. She hadn't run for a while, but she had trained so well. She had been finishing up in her races really good, but it looked to me when they turned for home there she might (not win). Julien got her to the outside, and she kicked in. They ran fast. We're very pleased, I'm very, very pleased.

“It looks like to me now that she wants to run a little bit farther. So we'll see how she comes out of it. She'll go to Saratoga tomorrow.”

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Art Collector Emerges As a Kentucky Derby Contender With Blue Grass Triumph

Bruce Lunsford's homebred Bernardini colt, Art Collector, threw his hat into the ring for the Kentucky Derby with a victory over top 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver in Saturday's Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

Trained by Thomas Drury and ridden by Brian Hernandez, Art Collector sat just behind Swiss Skydiver and jockey Mike Smith, took command in mid-stretch and drew away to win by about three lengths in 1:48.11 for nine furlongs on a fast track. Swiss Skydiver, coming off three consecutive graded stakes wins over fillies, finished second, with Rushie third, Enforceable fourth and Attachment Rate fifth in the field of 13 3-year-olds.

The top four finishers earned 100-40-20-10 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, to be run on Sept. 5.

The Blue Grass was the first stakes victory for Art Collector, who was coming off back-to-back allowance wins at Churchill Downs. This was trainer Drury's first graded stakes win as well.

Shivaree, breaking from the inside post, took the early lead, outrunning Swiss Skydiver to the first turn and setting an opening quarter mile fraction of :23.25. Swiss Skydiver took over the in the run down the backstretch after a half mile in :46.61, with Art Collector just behind that pair in third.

Going into the far turn, Swiss Skydiver continued to control the pace, but Art Collector and Rushie began to apply more pressure. After six furlongs in 1:10.63, Art Collector remained the primary challenger for Swiss Skydiver. He ranged up alongside the filly in mid stretch after a mile in 1:35.31, then gradually pulled away in the final sixteenth.

Art Collector, produced from the Distorted Humor mare Distorted Legacy, broke his maiden on turf at Kentucky Downs in his second start when under the care of Joe Sharp. After a seventh-place finish on turf in the G3 Bourbon Stakes, Sharp moved Art Collector to dirt, where the colt finished sixth and then first in two races at Churchill Downs last November. He was disqualified from the win for a medication violation and Lunsford subsequently moved the horse to Drury's care.

Art Collector won a May 17 allowance sprint at Churchill Downs, coming from off the pace, then wired a four-horse field on June 13, his final start before the Blue Grass.

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Speech Rallies Past Venetian Harbor To Record First Stakes Victory In Ashland

Getting a perfect trip under Javier Castellano, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' and Madaket Stables Speech ended her bout of seconditis with an emphatic victory over odds-on favorite Venetian Harbor in the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday.

The Michael McCarthy-trained daughter of Mr Speaker tracked Venetian Harbor in second throughout, then took command in the stretch to win by three lengths, covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.26, a new track record. Venetian Harbor finished second, with Envoutante another 3 3/4 lengths back in third and Bonny South fourth in a race that gave 100-40-20-10 qualifying points for the Sept. 4 Kentucky Oaks.

Speech paid $10 to win as the second choice in the wagering.

Venetian Harbor, second to division leader Swiss Skydiver in the G3 Fantasy at Oaklawn last out on May 1, set the fractions of :24.04, :47.14 and 1:10.44 for the first six furlongs under Joel Rosario. Castellano had Speech lapped on Venetian Harbor's right hip much of the way, and the filly responded when asked by Castellano, taking command in the stretch after a mile in 1:34.90 and drawing away for the win.

Speech broke her maiden at second asking at Los Alamitos last December, then ran second in four consecutive races, including a hard-fought neck loss to Gamine in a May 2 allowance race at Oaklawn Park. Gamine came out of that race to win the G1 Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park by 18 3/4 lengths.

Returned to California after that narrow defeat, Gamine finished second to Swiss Skydiver in the G2 Santa Anita Oaks on June 6.

Speech now ranks second, with 160 Kentucky Oaks points, behind Swiss Skydiver. Swiss Skydiver was entered in Saturday's G2 Blue Grass Stakes against males, where she finished second.

Updated Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard

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