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Carl Spackler (IRE) Headlines Deep Field of Nine for $1.25 Million Coolmore Turf Mile on First Saturday of Keeneland Fall Meet

Three Grade 1 races to be run on 11-race card

e Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ Carl Spackler (IRE), winner of the FanDuel Fourstardave Handicap (G1) at Saratoga, headlines a field of nine entered Monday for Saturday’s 39th running of the $1.25 million Coolmore Turf Mile (G1), one of five stakes to be run on Saturday’s 11-race program that begins at 1 p.m. ET.

The Coolmore Turf Mile is the richest race in Keeneland history.

In addition to the Coolmore Turf Mile, two other Grade 1 races are on the program: the 27th running of the $750,000 First Lady Presented by UK HealthCare – which drew a field of 11 headed by defending champion Gina Romantica – and the 111th running of the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, which drew a field of 11 and is headed by Hopeful (G1) runner-up Ferocious.

Other stakes Saturday are the 44th running of the $350,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2), which drew a field of seven and features multiple graded stakes winner Brightwork, and the 28th running of the $350,000 Woodford (G2) Presented by FanDuel, which drew a field of 12 and three also-eligibles and features last year’s winner Arzak as well as Nobals, winner of the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1).

Fields for the five stakes on Fall Stars Saturday, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, are: 


Race 6, 3:40 p.m. – $350,000 Woodford (G2) Presented by FanDuel, 3-year-olds and up, 5½ furlongs (turf):

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1One TimerRivelliBaird121 pounds
2AxthelmJoseph Jr.Smith121
3CharcoalWisnerConcepcion121
4Our ShotTerranovaSaez121
5No Nay Hudson (IRE)WardDettori121
6NobalsRivelliCorrales121
7Let My People GoOliverGarcia121
8Souper QuestM. CasseJ. Ortiz121
9CoppolaRomansGaffalione121
10ArzakTrombettaJ. Torres125
11Gear JockeyArnoldGeroux121
12XY SpeedLermanC. Torres121
AE13Determined KingdomSchoenthalCarrasco121
AE14HedwigHartyVelazquez118
AE15FoxtrotannaWojczynskiDoyle121

Race 7, 4:12 p.m. -- $350,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2), 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 6 furlongs, “Win and You’re In” race for the $1 million PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1):

 PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Clearly UnhingedAsmussenC. Torres122
2AnywhoSadlerVelazquez120
3BrightworkOrtizSaez120
4Spirit WindJoseph Jr.Smith122
5Run for the HillsM. CasseSantana Jr.120
6Zeitlos AsmussenJ. Ortiz120
7Red Carpet ReadyArnoldGaffalione122

Race 8, 4:44 p.m. -- $750,000 First Lady (G1) Presented by UK HealthCare, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 1 mile (turf):

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Fluffy SocksBrownDettori125
2Tarawa (IRE)Weld Hayes125 
3SafeenKenneallySaez125
4Gina RomanticaBrownJ. Ortiz125
5WalkathonWilkesHernandez Jr.125
6Evvie JetsKantarmaciLopez125 
7Special Wan (IRE)WalshVelazquez125
8Chili Flag (FR)BrownGaffalione125 
9ImplicatedWalshMachado125
10Ag BulletBaltasRispoli125
11Whitebeam (GB)BrownGeroux125

Race 9, 5:16 p.m. -- $600,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1), 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles, “Win and You’re In” race for $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1): 

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1FerociousDelgadoSaez122
2Saratoga CruiserEnglerParker122
3OpticalDesormeauxGraham122
4Handsome PantsMcPeekHernandez Jr.122
5East AvenueWalshGaffalione122
6FilosoSummersVelazquez122
7MeseroRomansLanerie122
8Big BoatDiVitoC. Torres122
9Tenacious LeaderPletcherGeroux122
10Dapper MoonStewartSantana Jr.122
11Ready for PeaceCorreas IVJ. Ortiz122

Race 10, 5:48 p.m. -- $1.25 million Coolmore Turf Mile (G1), 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile (turf), “Win and You’re In” race for the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1):

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Mountain Bear (IRE)A. O’Brien Hayes122
2Kikkuli (GB)CharltonDettori122
3More Than LooksDeVauxJ. Ortiz126
4Running BeeBrownGeroux126
5Noises OffLoboC. Torres126
6Talk of the NationPletcherVelazquez126
7Cash Equity (FR)Joseph Jr.Smith126
8Spirit of St LouisBrownSaez126
9Carl Spackler (IRE)BrownGaffalione126