Brown's Uni, Newspaperofrecord lead First Lady field

Trainer Chad Brown has two entrants in Saturday's Grade 1 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland, a “Win and You’re In” race for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf to be run Nov. 7. The $350,000 First Lady will go as the afternoon’s eighth race with a 4:51 p.m. ET post time.

Robert LaPenta, Michael Dubb, Head of Plains Partners and Bethlehem Stables’ Uni (GB), the champion grass mare of 2019, will try to become the first repeat winner of the First Lady for Brown as she headlines a field of six.

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Uni used the First Lady last year as a springboard to victory over the boys in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita. She finished seventh as the favorite in her most recent start in the Fourstardave (G1) against males at Saratoga and prior to that was third in the Just a Game (G1) to stablemate and First Lady rival Newspaperofrecord (IRE).

Owned by Klaravich Stables, Newspaperofrecord will make her Keeneland debut. Winner of the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs, Newspaperofrecord finished second in the Distaff Turf Mile (G2) on Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs.

Joel Rosario will ride Uni and break from post 5. Tyler Gaffalione has the mount on Newspaperofrecord and break from post 4.

Slam Dunk Racing and Medallion Racing’s Beau Recall (IRE) turned the tables on Newspaperofrecord in the Distaff Turf Mile after finishing second to her in the Just a Game. Trained by Brad Cox, Beau Recall will break from post position 1 and be ridden by Julien Leparoux.