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Trainer Cherie DeVaux had little time to rest of her laurels Sunday as she sent out a multitude of horses for works the morning after Vahva provided her with her first Keeneland stakes victory, a gritty, half-length win over Alva Starr in the seven-furlong Lexus Raven Run (G2) Saturday.

“She's good this morning,” DeVaux said of Vahva. “Right now the goal is the La Brea (G1).”

The La Brea is a $300,000 test going seven furlongs Dec. 26 at Santa Anita.

A daughter of Gun Runner who has won or placed in five of her six starts this year, Vahva captured the seven-furlong Charles Town Oaks (G3) Aug. 25 in her start prior to the Raven Run. Her career line stands as 4-2-2 from 10 starts and purse earnings of $873,810 for a large partnership that includes Belladonna Racing LLC and West Point Thoroughbreds.

Meanwhile, trainer Brett Brinkman said Alva Starr would be headed to Fair Grounds next weekend after the close of the 17-day Fall Meet at the Lexington track.

“I was not disappointed with her effort yesterday,” Brinkman said of Alva Starr, who battled Vahva the length of the stretch in her first race beyond six furlongs. “We will go to New Orleans with her and then get her cranked up at Oaklawn Park.”

Brinkman said he would have no qualms about trying Alva Starr seven furlongs again and one such race that could fit the bill next spring is the Madison (G1) at Keeneland.

“We'd like to make this (coming to Keeneland) part of our regular routine,” Brinkman said.

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Mo Stash, winner of this spring's Kentucky Utilities Transylvania (G3), and Secretariat (G2) winner Gigante, headline a field of 10 3-year-olds entered for the 19th running of the $300,000 Bryan Station (G3) to be run at one mile on turf Saturday.

The Bryan Station will be the eighth race on closing day of the Keeneland Fall Meet, with a 4:44 p.m. (ET) post time.

Trained by Vicki Oliver for BBN Racing, Mo Stash has made three starts at Keeneland, beginning with a runner-up finish in the listed Indian Summer last fall that was followed four weeks later by a fourth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). The Mo Town colt will seek to halt a four-race winless stretch since taking the Transylvania April 7 at the Lexington track. He will depart post position 5 in the Bryan Station and be ridden by Luis Saez.

Gigante is trained by Steve Asmussen for Iapetus Racing and Diamond T Racing. Gigante cuts back to a mile after he finished sixth in the New Kent County Virginia Derby (G3) going 1 1/8 miles in his most recent start on Sept. 9 at Colonial Downs. A winner of three of four starts at the mile distance, Gigante will be ridden by Joel Rosario and exit post position 2.

Asmussen won the 2007 Bryan Station with Inca King.

The field for the Bryan Station, with riders and weight from the rail out, is: Talk of the Nation (Jose Ortiz, 118 pounds), Gigante (Rosario, 122), Dude N Colorado (GB) (Flavien Prat, 118), Smokey Mandate (James Graham, 118), Mo Stash (Saez, 120), Runaway Storm (Colby Hernandez, 118), Worthington (Rey Gutierrez, 118), Santorini (Alex Achard, 118), More Than Looks (John Velazquez, 120), Appraise (IRE) (Tyler Gaffalione, 118).

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A Group 1 winner in Chile, a Grade 2 winner at Santa Anita, and five Grade 3 winners are among 14, including two also-eligibles, entered for the 66th running of the $350,000 Hagyard Fayette (G2) for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/8 miles at Keeneland on Saturday.

The Fayette, which serves as the closing-day feature of the 17-day Fall Meet, will go as the ninth race on the 10-race program with a 5:16 p.m. (ET) post time.

O'Connor (CHI) has the 2022 Gran Premio Latinoamericano (G1) at the top of his 10-win resume. Now trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. for Michael and Julia Iavarone and Fernando Vine Ode, O'Connor is winless in five starts this year but is graded stakes-placed in three of those races. He most recently was fifth in the Woodward (G2) Oct. 1 at Belmont at the Big A. Tyler Gaffalione has the mount from post 9.

Also coming in from New York is Twin Creeks Racing Stable's Law Professor.

Trained by Rob Atras, Law Professor is a four-time stakes winner with his biggest victory coming in the Santa Anita Mathis Mile (G2) in 2021. He was most recently was third in the Woodward. Florent Geroux has the mount from post 8.

The Grade 3 winners in the field are Lothenbach Stables' Happy American, Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimneys Farm's King Fury, Albaugh Family Stables and West Point Thoroughbreds' Giant Game, Alexandres LLC's Il Miracolo, and Gary and Mary West's Best Actor.

The field for the Fayette, with riders and weight from the rail out, is: Film Star (Jose Ortiz, 121 pounds), Happy American (James Graham, 121), King Fury (Corey Lanerie, 121), Giant Game (Joel Rosario, 121), Twilight Blue (Brian Hernandez Jr., 121), Speed Bias (Ricardo Santana Jr., 121), Il Miracolo (Luis Saez, 118), Law Professor (Florent Geroux, 121), O'Connor (CHI) (Tyler Gaffalione, 121), Trademark (Martin Garcia, 121), Dash Attack (John Velazquez, 121), Best Actor (Flavien Prat, 121). Also-Eligible: Gasoline (Saez, 121), Time for Trouble (Joe Talamo, 121).

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Touch'n Ride crossed the wire second, but was placed first after Solo Album was disqualified in the $150,000 Ontario Derby (G3) on Saturday at Woodbine.

Solo Album, breaking from the outside post, Twin City, and Velocitor, who won the Prince of Wales Stakes – the middle jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown – vied for the early lead in the 1 1/8-mile Tapeta event for 3-year-olds, as slight 2-1 choice Touch'n Ride sat just off the trio into the first turn.

Twin City, with Emma-Jayne Wilson in the irons, had to check sharply into that first turn, as Solo Album crossed over to take command and then hold a 1½-length advantage over Velocitor through an opening quarter in :23.79.

It was Solo Album still on top through a half in :48.49, followed by Velocitor, Touch'n Ride and 5-2 second choice Stanley House, who had quickly moved from sixth into fourth.m

As the nine-horse field entered the turn for home, Solo Album was still on top but found herself in the crosshairs of Touch'n Ride, who looked to reel her in but was unable to collar the filly. Cool Kiss, at 25-1, arrived late on the scene, as did 34-1 Twowaycrossing.

Solo Album crossed the wire a length clear of Touch'n Ride, who was a further 1¼ lengths ahead of Cool Kiss. Twowaycrossing finished fourth.

The final time was 1:48.93.

Wilson and Twin City's trainer Stuart Simon both claimed foul against Sahin Civaci, aboard Solo Album, which was accompanied by a stewards' inquiry.

Solo Album was subsequently placed fifth while Twin City moved into fourth position. Forever Dixie, Stanley House, American Blaze and Velocitor rounded out the order of finish. Souper Blessing was scratched.

“When I checked in the program with a bunch of closers, but he has a natural speed from the beginning,” said winning jockey Kazushi Kimura. “I'm trying to stay close, and he did it today. Still, was too much pressure all the way, but he is a very nice horse. He tries so hard.”

The son of Candy Ride (ARG) out of the Niigon mare Niigon's Touch, trained by Layne Giliforte for owner-breeder Chiefswood Stables, debuted this July at Woodbine and finished third. One race later, the bay gelding broke his maiden and then finished fifth in The King's Plate on August 20.

Unraced at 2, Touch'n Ride, who arrived at the Ontario Derby off a victory in the Breeders' Stakes, the final jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown series, on Oct. 1, is now 3-0-1 from five lifetime starts.

“I'm really proud of him,” said Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey Robert Landry, now General Manager of Chiefswood Stables. “Earlier in the year, we didn't even nominate him to the Triple Crown. He was a slow developer. In April, Layne and I watched him work together and I said, 'We may have made a mistake not nominating him.' You know, you've got to let the horses tell you and he did, and he ran a tremendous race. We'll give him a little break now. He's done a lot. We'll give him a chance to get bigger and stronger and bring him back next year.”

Touch'n Ride paid $6.80 for the win.

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