Buy TicketsBass Racing’s defending champion Annapolis headlines a field of nine entered Monday for Saturday’s 38th running of the $1 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.
In addition to the Coolmore Turf Mile, two other Grade 1 races are on the program: the 26th running of the $750,000 First Lady Presented by UK HealthCare – which drew a field of eight headed by defending champion In Italian (GB) and Gina Romantica, winner of last fall’s Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) here – and the 110th running of the $600,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, which drew a field of nine headed by Iroquois (G3) winner West Saratoga.
Other stakes Saturday afternoon are the 43rd running of the $350,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2), which drew a field of seven and features millionaire Wicked Halo, and the 27th running of the $350,000 Woodford (G2) Presented by FanDuel, which drew a field of 12 headed by Group 1 winner Live In The Dream (IRE).
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):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Bad Beat Brian | Brittany Vanden Berg | Chris Emigh | 120 |
| 2 | Live In The Dream (IRE) | Adam West | Sean Kirrane | 124 |
| 3 | Let My People Go | Vicki Oliver | Declan Cannon | 120 |
| 4 | Eye Witness | Wesley Ward | Jose Ortiz | 118 |
| 5 | Arzak | Mike Trombetta | Joel Rosario | 120 |
| 6 | Olympic Runner | Mark Casse | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 120 |
| 7 | Coppola | Dale Romans | Martin Garcia | 120 |
| 8 | Our Shot | John Terranova II | Tyler Gaffalione | 120 |
| 9 | Kaufymaker | Wesley Ward | Luis Saez | 120 |
| 10 | Foxtrotanna | Justin Wojczynski | Ferrin Peterson | 120 |
| 11 | Beer Can Man | Phil D’Amato | Flavien Prat | 120 |
| 12 | Kavod | Chris Hartman | Francisco Arrieta | 120 |
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):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Wicked Halo | Steve Asmussen | Tyler Gaffalione | 120 |
| 2 | Fire On Time | Dale Romans | Martin Garcia | 120 |
| 3 | Last Leaf | Eddie Kenneally | Luis Saez | 120 |
| 4 | Static Fire | Brian Lynch | Cristian Torres | 120 |
| 5 | Happy Soul | Wesley Ward | John Velazquez | 120 |
| 6 | Yuugiri | Rodolphe Brisset | Flavien Prat | 120 |
| 7 | Be Like Water | Vicki Oliver | Declan Cannon | 120 |
Race 8, 4:43 p.m. -- $750,000 First Lady (G1) Presented by UK HealthCare, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile (turf):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Gina Romantica | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione | 124 |
| 2 | Whitebeam (GB) | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 124 |
| 3 | In Italian (GB) | Chad Brown | Joel Rosario | 124 |
| 4 | Jumbly (GB) | Joseph O’Brien | John Velazquez | 124 |
| 5 | Gam’s Mission | Cherie DeVaux | Adam Beschizza | 124 |
| 6 | Thisnameisokay | Steve Cooper | Joe Rocco Jr. | 124 |
| 7 | New Year’s Eve | Brendan Walsh | Luis Saez | 124 |
| 8 | Evvie Jets | Mertkan Kantarmaci | Jose Ortiz | 124 |
Race 9, 5:14 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):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | The Wine Steward | Mike Maker | Luis Saez | 122 |
| 2 | Timberlake | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 122 |
| 3 | Awesome Road | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 122 |
| 4 | Baytown Chatterbox | Paul McEntee | Jane Elliott | 122 |
| 5 | West Saratoga | Larry Demeritte | Gerardo Corrales | 122 |
| 6 | Generous Tipper | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 122 |
| 7 | Just Steel | D. Wayne Lukas | Joel Rosario | 122 |
| 8 | Northern Flame | Kenny McPeek | Julien Leparoux | 122 |
| 9 | Locked | Todd Pletcher | Jose Ortiz | 122 |
Race 10, 5:45 p.m. -- $1 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):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Master of The Seas (IRE) | Charlie Appleby | James Doyle | 126 |
| 2 | Indestructible (IRE) | Jorge Delgado | Ricardo Santana Jr. | 126 |
| 3 | Stitched | Greg Foley | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 126 |
| 4 | Set Piece (GB) | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 126 |
| 5 | Up to the Mark | Todd Pletcher | Jose Ortiz | 126 |
| 6 | English Bee | Graham Motion | John Velazquez | 126 |
| 7 | Atone | Mike Maker | Luis Saez | 126 |
| 8 | Harlan Estate | Whit Beckman | Declan Cannon | 126 |
| 9 | Annapolis | Todd Pletcher | Flavien Prat | 126 |
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A new wager this year is the Breeders’ Cup Pick 6, which will feature a total of six “Win and You’re In Races” – three from Keeneland and three from Santa Anita.