Uncle Brennie Headlines Competitive Bourbon

Flurry Racing Stables’ Uncle Brennie, who triumphed as the favorite in the Sunday Silence Stakes at Louisiana Downs on Sept. 12, headlines a field of 14 2-year-olds and two also-eligibles entered Thursday for Sunday’s 25^th running of the $250,000 Dixiana Bourbon (G3) to be run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf.

The Dixiana Bourbon is a “Win and You’re In” race for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) to be run at a mile here on Oct. 30. The Dixiana Bourbon is scheduled as the eighth race on Sunday’s 10-race program with a 5:10 p.m. ET post time.

Trained by Brad Cox, Uncle Brennie has won two of three career starts, all on turf and all at the
1-mile distance. Chris Landeros, who was aboard for the triumph in the Sunday Silence, will have the mount Sunday and break from post position one. Landeros won the race last year on Lawn Ranger.

Three first-out winners going two turns on the grass figure to receive support from the public.

Rashard Lewis, Jake Ballis and Sheep Pond Partners’ Site Read was a 4½-length winner in his debut at Saratoga on July 25for trainer Bill Mott. In his most recent start, Site Read finished fourth as the favorite in the With Anticipation (G2) at Saratoga on Sept. 2. Jose Lezcano retains the mount and will break from post position four.

Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred Camelot Kitten won going 1 1/16 miles in his debut Sept. 12 at Belmont for trainer Chad Brown. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount on Camelot Kitten and will break from post position nine.

Jerry and Ronald Frankel’s Tequila Joe debuted at Del Mar on Sept. 5 for trainer Mike Stidham and won by 4½ lengths in the mile race. Victor Espinoza has the mount Sunday and will break from post position 12.

The field for the Dixiana Bourbon with riders and weight from the inside out is: Uncle Brennie (Landeros, 120 pounds),Sallisaw (John Velazquez, 118), Argot (Joe Rocco Jr., 118), Site Read (Lezcano, 118), Unbridled Daddy (Javier Castellano, 118), Surgical Strike (Florent Geroux, 118), Expected Ruler (Didiel Osorio, 118), Siding Spring (Drayden Van Dyke, 118), Camelot Kitten (Ortiz Jr., 118), Don’t Be So Salty (Robby Albarado, 118), Hot Ore (Tyler Baze, 118), Tequila Joe (Espinoza, 118), Airoforce (Julien Leparoux, 118) and One Mean Man (Victor Lebron, 118). Also-eligibles: RunawayKing (Alex Canchari, 118) and Samicean (GER) (Calvin Borel, 118).

Source: Keeneland Association