WSS Racing's undefeated Brightwork and MJM Racing and Magdalena Racing's runaway Pocahontas (G3) winner V V's Dream headline a field of nine 2-year-old fillies entered Monday for Friday's 72nd running of the $600,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1).
The Darley Alcibiades is one of three stakes on Friday's 10-race program that kicks off the 17-day Fall Meet, which runs through Oct. 28.
Other Friday stakes are the 171st running of the $350,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2), which drew a field of 11 and features defending champion Manny Wah, and the 33rd running of the $350,000 Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland November, which drew a field of 11 and is headed by 4 G Racing's Pepsi Untapable Stakes winner Crown Imperial.
All three Friday stakes are “Win and You're In” races for the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Championships, offering the winner an entries-paid berth in the starting gate.
The fields for the three opening-day stakes, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, are:
Race 7, 4:12 p.m. — $350,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2), 3-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs, “Win and You're In” race for the $2 million Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | |||||
| 1 | Hoist the Gold | Dallas Stewart | John Velazquez | 120 pounds | |||||
| 2 | Manny Wah | Wayne Catalano | Corey Lanerie | 120 | |||||
| 3 | Sibelius | Jeremiah O'Dwyer | Luis Saez | 124 | |||||
| 4 | Gulfstream Way | Norm Casse | Ricardo Santana Jr. | 120 | |||||
| 5 | Top Gunner | John Ortiz | Gabriel Saez | 120 | |||||
| 6 | Necker Island | Chris Hartman | Flavien Prat | 120 | |||||
| 7 | Bango | Greg Foley | Tyler Gaffalione | 120 | |||||
| 8 | Nakatomi | Wesley Ward | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 120 | |||||
| 9 | Doctor Oscar | Tim Padilla | Alonso Quinonez | 120 | |||||
| 10 | Baytown Bear | Paul McEntee | Jane Elliott | 120 | |||||
| 11 | Voodoo Zip | Roddina Barrett | James Graham | 120 |
Race 8, 4:44 p.m. — $350,000 Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland November, 2-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles (turf), “Win and You're In” race for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles Turf (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | |||||
| 1 | Smooth Waves | Mike Maker | Tyler Gaffalione | 118 | |||||
| 2 | Time to Dazzle | Mark Casse | Luis Saez | 118 | |||||
| 3 | Moonlight Gambler | Ben Colebrook | Luan Machado | 118 | |||||
| 4 | Crown Imperial | John Ortiz | Ricardo Santana Jr. | 118 | |||||
| 5 | Toupie | Graham Motion | Flavien Prat | 118 | |||||
| 6 | Abeyance | Eoin Harty | James Graham | 118 | |||||
| 7 | Bella Haze | Carlos Santamaria | Joel Rosario | 118 | |||||
| 8 | Pharoah's Wine | Dale Romans | Martin Chuan | 118 | |||||
| 9 | Appellate | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 118 | |||||
| 10 | Buchu | Phil Bauer | Martin Garcia | 118 | |||||
| 11 | Asternia | Randy Morse | Julien Leparoux | 118 |
Race 9, 5:16 p.m. — $600,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1), 2-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles, “Win and You're In” race for the $2 million NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | |||||
| 1 | Alys Beach | Tom Amoss | Flavien Prat | 122 | |||||
| 2 | Crazy Cami | Mike Maker | Gerardo Corrales | 122 | |||||
| 3 | Candied | Todd Pletcher | Luis Saez | 122 | |||||
| 4 | Wine On Tap | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 122 | |||||
| 5 | V V's Dream | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 122 | |||||
| 6 | Alpine Princess | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 122 | |||||
| 7 | Brightwork | John Ortiz | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 122 | |||||
| 8 | Emery | Brad Cox | Tyler Gaffalione | 122 | |||||
| 9 | Shimmering Allure | Kenny McPeek | Julien Leparoux | 122 |
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