Turfway Park Barn Notes II: Map of the Moon Headline's Friday's Cincinnati Trophy Stakes

(Map of the Moon headlines Friday’s Cincinnati Trophy Stakes / Photos by Coady Media)

From the Turfway Park Media Team / Kevin Kerstein:

GOWELL STAKES WINNER MAP OF THE MOON LEADS 11 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES IN $175,000 CINCINNATI TROPHY

NBS Stable’s impressive Gowell Stakes winner Map of the Moon leads a field of 11 3-year-old fillies entered in Friday’s 44^th running of the $175,000 Cincinnati Trophy at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming, the Prep Season finale on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks Prep Season.

The one-mile Cincinnati Trophy is Friday’s featured ninth race on the 10-race program. First post is 5:55 p.m. (all times Eastern) with the Cincinnati Trophy field going to post at 9:55 p.m.

Map of the Moon, trained by Kelsey Danner, is undefeated from three starts. The daughter of Liam’s Map broke her maiden on debut at Keeneland, then won the Stewart Manor at Aqueduct prior to her victory in the Gowell Stakes on New Year’s Day. Victor Carrasco will be in the irons for Friday’s race from post No. 10.

Making her stakes debut in the Cincinnati Trophy is Godolphin’s Dame Laura, who scored a powerful 5 ¾-length allowance victory on Jan. 9 at Turfway Park. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Dame Laura was a debut winner in late August at Horseshoe Indianapolis, then finished second to Sister Troienne in an allowance race at Keeneland and troubled third in an allowance contest at Churchill Downs. Edgar Morales has the mount from post 8.

The Cincinnati Trophy Stakes field also includes BSF Equine Athlete’s Valdale winner Coco Connect and Military PikeRacing Stables’ undefeated Resist.

The complete field for the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):