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Code Of Honor Headlines Keeneland’s Closing Day Fayette

Two-time Grade 1 winner Code of Honor tops a field of nine 3-year-olds and older runners entered Wednesday for the 64th running of the $200,000 Hagyard Fayette (G2) on Saturday, the final day of the 17-day Fall Meet at Keeneland. The Hagyard Fayette is the featured event of the 10-race card, which includes the $150,000 Bryan Station and $150,000 Bowman Mill.

The Hagyard Fayette, scheduled for 1 1/8 miles over the main track, will go as the ninth race with a 5:16 p.m. ET post time. First post is 1 p.m.

The stakes will mark the final start of Code of Honor's career. Owned and bred by W.S. Farish, Code of Honor at 3 won the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) via disqualification and captured the Travers (G1). Winner of a total of six graded stakes in his career, he was second in the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1).

Trained by Shug McGaughey, the 5-year-old by Noble Mission (GB) comes into the Hagyard Fayette off a fourth-place finish in the Woodward (G1) at Belmont on Oct. 2. Code of Honor worked Monday at Keeneland, covering 4 furlongs in :49.60 over a fast track.

Tyler Gaffalione, the Fall Meet's leading rider, will have the mount Saturday on Code of Honor and break from post seven.

Also figuring to attract attention in the race are Night Ops, Sleepy Eyes Todd and the 3-year-old King Fury.

Steve Landers Racing's Night Ops, second in the Ben Ali (G3) here this spring, has posted a 7-0-4-2 mark in 2021 and exits a fourth-place finish in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on Sept. 4 in his most recent start. Trained by Brad Cox, Night Ops will be ridden by Florent Geroux and break from post four.

Thumbs Up Racing's Sleepy Eyes Todd, who went from last in a 12-horse field to win the Lafayette here last fall on the Breeders' Cup undercard, was second to Art Collector in the Charles Town Classic (G2) in his most recent start.

An earner of more than $2 million, Sleepy Eyes Todd finished fifth in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) and 10th in the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) before returning to the U.S. in April. Trained by Miguel Silva, Sleepy Eyes Todd will break from post position one and be ridden by Ry Eikleberry.

Fern Creek Stables and Three Chimneys Farm's King Fury enters Saturday's race off a 13-length victory in the Bourbon Trail on Sept. 25 at Churchill Downs. Trained by Kenny McPeek, King Fury won the Lexington (G3) here this spring. King Fury will break from post six and be ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr.

A total of 10 3-year-olds have won the Hagyard Fayette with the most recent being Blame in 2009.

The field for the Hagyard Fayette, with riders and weights from the inside, is: Sleepy Eyes Todd (Ry Eikleberry, 121 pounds), Manhattan Up (Chris Landeros, 121), Militarist (Martin Garcia, 121), Night Ops (Florent Geroux, 121), Independence Hall (Javier Castellano, 121), King Fury (Brian Hernandez Jr., 120), Code of Honor (Tyler Gaffalione, 121), Fort Peck (David Cohen, 121), Major Fed (Ricardo Santana Jr., 121).

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Grade 1 Winner Paris Lights Supplemented To Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale

Keeneland has announced that Grade 1 winner Paris Lights, a 4-year-old daughter of Curlin who descends from the influential broodmare Blush With Pride, has been supplemented to Book 1 of the 78th November Breeding Stock Sale, to be held Nov. 10-19. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, the daughter of the Bernardini mare Paris Bikini is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect.

Keeneland will accept supplements to Book 1 until the November Sale begins.

Bred by WinStar Farm and campaigned by WinStar Stablemates Racing, Paris Lights demonstrated her versatility during a four-race win streak that included the 2020 Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks over 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga and this year's G3 Distaff over seven furlongs at Aqueduct. Paris Lights, who was trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, scored the first two victories of her career at Churchill Downs before winning the prestigious Saratoga stakes.

“Paris Lights is the whole package,” WinStar Farm President and CEO Elliott Walden said. “She has a Grace 1 race record combined with a world-class pedigree. We are excited to offer her at Keeneland as one of the most exciting broodmare prospects in the catalog.”

“Paris Lights represents a rare opportunity to purchase a Grade 1-winning daughter of Curlin at public auction,” ELiTE founder and managing partner Brad Weisbord said. “As a descendant of Blush With Pride, she has a deep and active family that includes Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour. Her win in the CCA Oaks and her stellar pedigree makes her a highly desirable addition to the November Sale.”

“Keeneland is thrilled to have the opportunity to offer Paris Lights in the November Sale,” Keeneland vice president of sales Tony Lacy said. “Her outstanding breeding combined with race track excellence make her a valuable addition to Book 1.”

Book 1 starts at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 10.

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2022 Kentucky Race Dates Set

Kentucky's live racing schedule for 2022 will largely mirror this season's template of race dates according to a calendar approved Tuesday by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

The following three tweaks stand out from 2021: 1) Churchill Downs will race through July 4 instead of closing in late June; 2) Kentucky Downs was granted a seventh racing date, up from six; 3) Keeneland Race Course will host the Breeders' Cup the first Friday and Saturday in November, directly book-ended by live racing at Churchill on the dates right before and after the championships.

Here's a chronological look at the 2022 schedule:

Turfway Park: Jan. 1-Apr. 3 on a largely a Thursday-Sunday schedule, with the Thursdays that are shown all marked “optional” on the calendar provided by a KHRC spokesperson.

Keeneland Race Course: Apr. 8-29 on a Wednesday-Sunday schedule.

Churchill Downs: Apr. 30-July 4, Wednesday-Sunday. With the exception of the first Wednesday that falls during GI Kentucky Derby week, the Wednesday programs are “optional.” Derby week will also feature a Tuesday, May 3 card but no racing on Sunday, May 8. Other additions are two Monday holiday cards on May 30 (Memorial Day) and July 4 (Independence Day).
Ellis Park: July 5-Aug. 28. The KHRC calendar at this stage has Ellis penciled in for a seven-day weekly template, but every date except for Friday-Sunday during the entire meet is marked “optional.”
Kentucky Downs: Sep. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 14
Churchill: Sep. 15-Oct. 2 on a Thursday-Sunday schedule.
Keeneland: Oct. 7-29 on a Wednesday-Sunday schedule.
Churchill: Oct. 30-Nov. 27 on a Wednesday-Sunday schedule, with the exception of Nov. 4-5 when Keeneland hosts the Breeders' Cup.
Turfway: Nov. 30-Dec. 31on a Wednesday-Sunday schedule; Wednesdays “optional” and no racing Dec. 24 and 25.

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Half-Sister to Rattle N Roll Tops Keeneland October Digital Sale

Flaine (Outwork), a half-sister to recent GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity winner Rattle N Roll (Connect), sold for $37,500 to St. Elias Stable, topping Tuesday's Keeneland October Digital Sale. The 3-year-old filly was consigned as a broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Of the 24 horses catalogued, 23 went through the ring with six selling for a gross of $112,000.

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