BC winner Twilight Gleaming leads full Franklin field

Twilight Gleaming, winner of last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) at Del Mar, headlines a field of 12 fillies and mares plus three also-eligibles entered for Sunday’s 26th running of the $300,000 Franklin (G3) to be contested at 5 1/2 furlongs over Keeneland's turf course.

The Franklin will go as the seventh race on Sunday’s nine-race program, which begins at 1 p.m. EDT. Post time for the Franklin is 4:12 p.m.

Trained by Wesley Ward, Twilight Gleaming has compiled a 7: 5-2-0 mark on grass and comes into Sunday’s race off a victory in the five-furlong Daisycutter Handicap on July 29 at Del Mar. John Velazquez has the mount Sunday and will exit post position 6.

Returning to defend her title in the race is Perry Harrison’s Change of Control.

Trained by Michelle Lovell, Change of Control seeks to join Ayrial Delight (1998-99) as the only back-to-back winner of the race. Owner of an 8: 1-3-1 record in 2022, Change of Control will be ridden by Colby Hernandez and break from post position 10.

Illegal Smile, Miner’s Queen, Violenza are also-eligibles for the 12-horse field.