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Brightwork and V V's Dream Top Field of Nine for $600,000 Darley Alcibiades on Opening Friday of Keeneland Fall Meet

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

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):

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Hoist the GoldDallas StewartJohn Velazquez120 pounds
2Manny WahWayne CatalanoCorey Lanerie120
3SibeliusJeremiah O’DwyerLuis Saez124
4Gulfstream WayNorm CasseRicardo Santana Jr.120
5Top GunnerJohn OrtizGabriel Saez120
6Necker IslandChris HartmanFlavien Prat120
7BangoGreg FoleyTyler Gaffalione120
8NakatomiWesley WardIrad Ortiz Jr.120
9Doctor OscarTim PadillaAlonso Quinonez120
10Baytown BearPaul McEnteeJane Elliott120
11Voodoo ZipRoddina BarrettJames Graham120

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):

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Smooth WavesMike MakerTyler Gaffalione118
2Time to DazzleMark CasseLuis Saez118
3Moonlight GamblerBen ColebrookLuan Machado118
4Crown ImperialJohn OrtizRicardo Santana Jr.118
5ToupieGraham MotionFlavien Prat118
6AbeyanceEoin HartyJames Graham118
7Bella HazeCarlos SantamariaJoel Rosario118
8Pharoah’s WineDale RomansMartin Chuan118
9AppellateTodd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr.118
10BuchuPhil BauerMartin Garcia118
11AsterniaRandy MorseJulien Leparoux118

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):

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Alys BeachTom AmossFlavien Prat122
2Crazy CamiMike MakerGerardo Corrales122
3CandiedTodd PletcherLuis Saez122
4Wine On TapTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez122
5V V’s DreamKenny McPeekBrian Hernandez Jr.122
6Alpine PrincessBrad CoxFlorent Geroux122
7BrightworkJohn OrtizIrad Ortiz Jr.122
8EmeryBrad CoxTyler Gaffalione122
9Shimmering AllureKenny McPeekJulien Leparoux122