Keeneland Breeders' Cup Challenge Races, Part 4
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The final Breeders’ Cup Challenge race at Keeneland this fall is the GIII JP Morgan Chase Jessamine Stakes. The 8th race on the card today, the Jessamine features 2yo fillies going 1 1/16m on the turf, competing for a $150,000 purse and automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, next month at Churchill Downs. Morning line favorites of the field of 14 (including 2 alternate entries) are Emerald Gold (5/2), Sweet Cat (4/1), and Somali Lemonade (3/1). As juveniles, there aren’t many PPs to go by for most of these fillies, which makes it more challenging for me—the non-handicapper-handicapper—but it’s all a gamble anyway, so here’s what I’ve gleaned . . .
Emerald Gold comes back east to run at Keeneland after finishing 3rd in the GI Del Mar Debutante Stakes at 7f. The Debutante was her first start after breaking her maiden her second time out. Somali Lemonade broke her maiden at Belmont in only 7f on a good turf track, but there’s a good chance she can handle the added distance, given her Lemon Drop Kid pedigree. As for Sweet Cat, the 4/1 shot, I wonder how she’ll handle both the distance, and the yielding turf, as it will be this afternoon. Personally, I have a soft spot for Honey Talk, the 12/1 Distorted Humor filly. She’s coming into this race right off her maiden win--a 1m win on the turf at Belmont--but I like that she’s the only one who has run the distance before (twice) and has run 3 of 4 of her races on the turf.
JP Morgan Chase Jessamine S. (GIII)
October 13, $400,000, fillies, 2yo, 1 1/16M (Turf) Keeneland Race Course, 4:52 PM ET
October 13, $400,000, fillies, 2yo, 1 1/16M (Turf) Keeneland Race Course, 4:52 PM ET
|
ML |
Post |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
8/1 |
1 |
Charming Vixen, 2, f. |
120 |
C.H. Borel |
T.M. Amoss |
|
3/1 |
2 |
Somali Lemonade, 2, f. |
118 |
A.O. Solis |
M. R. Matz |
|
30/1 |
3 |
Spring Eclipse, 2, f. |
118 |
J. Graham |
D. R. Vance |
|
8/1 |
4 |
Slip Along Band, 2, f. |
120 |
K. Carmouche |
M.V. Pinto |
|
8/1 |
5 |
Soonerette, 2, f. |
118 |
R. Maragh |
D.K. Von Hemel |
|
15/1 |
6 |
Dream Pegasus, 2, f. |
118 |
M.R. Cruz |
K.G. McPeek |
|
12/1 |
7 |
Honey Talk, 2, f. |
118 |
E.S. Prado |
N.J. Howard |
|
20/1 |
8 |
Falconess, 2, f. |
118 |
J.K. Court |
B.S. Flint |
|
4/1 |
9 |
Sweet Cat, 2, f. |
118 |
J.R. Velasquez |
T. A. Pletcher |
|
30/1 |
10 |
Grace for Grace, 2, f. |
118 |
C.J. Lanerie |
T.Q. McCauley |
|
5/2 |
11 |
Emerald Gold, 2, f. |
118 |
G.K. Gomez |
T.F. Proctor |
|
50/1 |
12 |
Piskacha, 2, f. |
118 |
M. Guzman |
M.A. Castaneda |
|
12/1 |
13-AE |
Bless My Halo, 2, f. |
118 |
M. Mena |
S. Duke |
|
15/1 |
14-AE |
Quick Silver Song, 2, f. |
118 |
R. Mojica, Jr. |
J.E. Baker |
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