The Kentucky Turf Cup (G2T) has suddenly become one of the hottest destinations of the autumn in front of the Breeder 'Cup, with a high wallet worth $ 1.7 million and an all-expression-paid ticket for the turf of the breeding adaptation from November 4 (G1T). The 1 1/2 mile test pulled an overflow field of 16 with no less than four winners in class 1 or group 1 on September 9th.
Of the 16 competitors, which also include justified participants cellist Present And dog Present Highest honors And Red Run 13 of the horses are the winners of the stakes in class 1, class 2 or class 3. In such a stacked field, it can be crucial to see who gets the best trip when it is time to load on the wire above the Rugged Kentucky Downs Course.
Veteran therapist And Red Knight Two Walldings coated with copper entered the best campaigns on Saturday on Saturday.
The duo, which was trained by last year's leading coach of Kentucky Downs, has taken over more than 2 million US dollars between them, and every sport has recently triumph in their resume. The eight -year -old therapist, a Hardy Novel York owed by Michael Dubb, leaves a tardy running in the United Nations Stakes (G1T) on July 22nd Monmouth Park.
Claimed by Dubb and Maker last winter Gulfsteam ParkFreud's son believed about the 1 1/2 mile removal and won two graded operations that came over the test trip so far.
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The therapist, who was attributed by Javier Castellano, leaves a start from the 11th post in the lawn cup for the first time. The lawn cup is part of the “Breeders' Cup Challenge” series: Win and you are there.
Red Knight of Trinity Farm was a determined winner of the lawn Cup on the edge last year Owl through a compact nose. The venerable 9-year-old was not planned for his next efforts, including a foray in the Breeder 'Cup Turf, before returning to the district of the winner to William L. McKnight Stakes (G3T) in Gulfstream. Red Knight recorded his first win of the first class in 1 3/8 man o 'was stakes (G1t) Belmont Park in May. Like the therapist, he runs his best out of the pace, which can sometimes affect his tardy rally. He was third of his benefit in the United Nations.
Tyler Gaffalione has the call from the 2 hole.
Maker wants to win this race for his sixth time in nine years, follows for his sixth time Because massive hoss (2015, 2016), Oscar nominated (2017), Zulu Alpha (2019) and Red Knight.
A horse that starts at the opposite end of the pace in the lawn cup Get Rauchin . The Mark Casse trainee, 15: 1 on the morning line, will try to take the field all the way under Fernando de la Cruz on Sunday.
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The two -time winner of the evaluated missions, which has made less than one length in each of his last three starts, will try to stretch his speed to 1 1/2 miles for the first time.
“(Get Smokin) is extremely good at the moment,” said Casse. “He is one of these horses who like to be at the top, and the further they go, the easier it is to be at the top. This is a bit an experiment and we will see how it works.”
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One of the other fascinating competitors is one of the Godolphins Santin Apparently rounds back to the form, who, after his brave second place in this year's million in the last month and his brave second in this year, seem second place to this year's million and his brave second place and Arlington Million (G1T) and Arlington Million (G1T). Shit A consistent one War front Wallach, who defeated Red Knight at the beginning of this spring in Keeneland's Elkhorn Stakes (G2T).
Entries: Fanduel Kentucky Turf Cup S. (G2T)
Kentucky Downs, Saturday, September 9th, 2023, race 12
- Class Iit
- 1 1/2m
- Race
- 1,700,000 USD
- 3 Yo's & Up
- 6:05 p.m. (local)
