Buchu runs rampant in BC WAYI Jessamine
Rigney Racing’s homebred Buchu blew past the field in Friday’s Jessamine (G2) at Keeneland, giving sire Justify yet another premier contender in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). […]
Jessamine Stakes
Alcibiades a rematch between Brightwork, V V’s Dream; BC berths also on line in Jessamine, Phoenix
The spotlight will be on two-year-old fillies Friday when Keeneland kicks off its 17-day fall meet. Among the trio of Breeders’ Cup Challenge preps on the 10-race card are the $600,000 Alcibiades (G1) on the […]
Wonder Wheel hangs on in Alcibiades, Delight routs Jessamine in BC WAYIs
A pair of favored two-year-old fillies secured their spots in the Breeders’ Cup with front-running victories on Keeneland’s Friday opener – Wonder Wheel in the Alcibiades and Delight in the Jessamine. […]
Newly positioned Jessamine draws full, wide-open field
The $350,000 Jessamine S. (G2) has found a new spot on the Keeneland fall calendar as one of three Breeders’ Cup Challenge races scheduled for Friday’s opening day card. Formerly run on the first Wednesday […]
California Angel edges Diamond Wow, earns Juvenile Fillies Turf berth in Jessamine
California Angel rallied to nail Diamond Wow in Wednesday’s $200,000 Jessamine S. (G2) at Keeneland, recording a 17-1 upset and stamping her ticket for the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) in the […]
Turnerloose vies for Breeders’ Cup spot in Jessamine
Trainer Brad Cox swept last year’s $200,000 Jessamine S. (G2) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) with Aunt Pearl, and will attempt to take the first half of that 2021 double on Wednesday when Turnerloose tops the 1 1/16-mile Keeneland turf feature, which is the final Breeders’ Cup Challenge prep prior to next month’s World Championships at Del Mar. […]
Aunt Pearl impresses in record-setting Jessamine romp
Aunt Pearl posted a dominant front-running victory in Wednesday’s $150,000 Jessamine (G2) at Keeneland to establish herself as a serious contender for the Nov. 6 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). An Irish-bred filly by […]
Past Jessamine-winning trainers well represented in Breeders’ Cup prep
Keeneland’s renewal of the Jessamine Stakes will see top barns seek to have one of their young fillies register a success in Wednesday’s race with Breeders’ Cup implications. […]