(Idiomatic / All Photos by Holly M. Smith)

From the Keeneland Media Team / Amy Owens:

Champion Idiomatic Tops Field of Six for Juddmonte Spinster
on Opening Sunday of Keeneland Fall Meet

LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 1, 2024) – Juddmonte’s Eclipse Award-winning Idiomatic will attempt to become the fifth horse to successfully defend her title when she faces five rivals Sunday in the 69th running of the $600,000 Juddmonte Spinster (G1).

In addition to Idiomatic, the Juddmonte Spinster also attracted Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Candied, winner of last fall’s Darley Alcibiades (G1) here.

Two other stakes are on Sunday’s 10-race program: the 34th running of the $350,000 Castle & Key Bourbon (G2) – which drew a field of 12 and three also-eligibles and is headlined by Siesta Key – and the seventh running of the $250,000 Indian Summer (L) Presented by Keeneland Select, which drew a field of 12 and one also-eligible and features a quartet of stakes winners in Chasing Liberty, Out On Bail, Governor Sam and Dreamaway.

The fields for the three Sunday stakes, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, are:

 

Race 8, 4:44 p.m. — $250,000 Indian Summer (L) Presented by Keeneland Select, 2-year-olds, 5½ furlongs (turf):

Horse Trainer Jockey Weight
1 Bad Gal Party Crichton Gutierrez 115 pounds
2 Chasing Liberty Atras Geroux 120
3 G W’s Girl Compton J. Ortiz 115
4 Out On Bail Maker Saez 120
5 Dreamaway Ward Rodriguez 117
6 Pharoah’s Dynasty Ward Dettori 118
7 Governor Sam Weaver Lopez 120
8 Just Keep Looking Robertson Arrieta 118
9 Raise the Bar Asmussen Velazquez 118
10 Moon Sniper Miller Landeros 118
11 Jet Sweep Joe McEntee Gaffalione 118
12 Floodlites Ward Corrales 118
AE13 Fiddling Felix Beckman Dettori 118


Race 9, 5:16 p.m. — $600,000 Juddmonte Spinster (G1), 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 1 1/8 miles, “Win and You’re In” race for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1):

 

Post Horse Trainer Jockey Weight
1 Idiomatic Cox Geroux 125
2 Candied Pletcher Saez 121
3 Loved Walsh Gaffalione 125
4 Honor D Lady Joseph Jr. Velazquez 125
5 Bow Draw West Jr. Green 125
6 Occult Brown J. Ortiz 125


Race 10, 5:48 p.m. — $350,000 Castle & Key Bourbon (G2), 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles (turf), “Win and You’re In” race for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1):

 

Post Horse Trainer Jockey Weight
1 Warheart Brisset Gaffalione 118
2 Warlander Asmussen J. Ortiz 118
3 Siesta Key Cox Geroux 120
4 Giocoso Desormeaux Graham 118
5 Minaret Station Walden C. Torres 118
6 Cavallo Bay (GB) Appleby Velazquez 118
7 Barricade Pletcher J. Torres 118
8 Golden Afternoon Vaccarezza Saez 118
9 Papiamento Beckman Dettori 118
10 Clock Tower Ward Corrales 118
11 Baytown Baracus McEntee Murgia 118
12 Reach for the Rose Joseph Jr. Lopez 118
AE13 Fleming Walsh Gaffalione 118
AE14 Poster Harty Bejarano 118
AE15 Coalmoon Lobo Machado 118

 

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