4/5-6 (KEE) Transylvania S. (G3); Ashland S. (G1)
 

9th (5:13) Transylvania S. (G3)

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Amen Kitten Solis A 118 L
2 Brown Almighty Napravnik R 118 L
3 Up With the Birds Bridgmohan S X 118 L
4 Bambazonki Lezcano J 118 L
5 Pyrite Mountain Leparoux J R 118 L
6 Jack Milton Velazquez J R 118 L
7 Fire Guard Rosario J 118 L
8 Redwood Kitten Trujillo E 118 Blk-Off L
9 Star Contender Husbands P 123 L
10 Bethel Castanon A L 118 L
11 Holiday Star Rocco J S Jr 118 L

SATURDAY 9th (5:13) Central Bank Ashland S. (G1)

1 1/16 Miles (All Weather Track) | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Tuttipaesi (IRE) Garcia Alan 121 L
2 Nipissing Bahen S R 121 L
3 Private Ensign Lanerie C J 121 L
4 Spring Venture Mena M 121 L
5 Broken Spell Rocco J S Jr 121 L
6 Redressthebalance (IRE) Castanon J L 121 L
7 Kitten's Point Prado E S 121 L
8 Kitten's Dumplings Bridgmohan S X 121 L
9 Allanah Arroyo N Jr 121 L
10 Every Way Graham J 121 L
11 Spring in the Air Husbands P 121 L
12 Wave Theory Leparoux J R 121 L
13 Emollient Smith M E 121 L
14 Magical Moon Napravnik R 121 L
AE Adriani Rosario J 121 L
AE Cash Is Queen Albarado R J 121 L

It is an awesome Saturday to be a racing fan!

The Ashland looks ripe for a wire to wire winner, but I am struggling to figure out who the speed is going to be.

Won't Mike Smith gun Emollient, especially after the disaster on Saturday?
Who can win the the Transelvania other than Jack Milton and Bambazonki??

Spring Venture could probably make the lead pretty easily if she is asked a bit, but who knows what Mena will do. Would have loved to see Rosario on her.

With that sprint 2 back and an inside post you could be right.

Trying Tuttipaesi in here because of the draw for Magical Moon. I think Magical Moon makes the lead even from that draw.

I guess Mott is desperate to try and get Emollient into the Kentucky Oaks. She was just defeated by 30+ lengths to Dreaming of Julia last week.

The Keeneland track was slower than it normally is for the under-tack show of the 2yo sale. It was today ... it buzzed by pretty fast until a Pulpit half to Hightail went rodeo style and dumped a rider less than halfway through his breeze. The rider was down for minutes.

Up With the Bird for one; Fire Guard (who just beat Jack Milton) for another. Star Contender also is capable.

Makes it a bit tougher now: http://www.drf.com/news/keeneland-ma...l-run-beaumont

I see the speed doing well also...i think Mott bringing Emollient back in a week is positive, now Smith up and an outside post...think he's gotta go for it from out there.
She's my E

Welcome to the U.S., Gathering!

Wow!!



Mott did well by Juddmonte today.

Good call. Another Empire Maker who can run on anything. He has to be one of the most versatile sires.

I used 3 in there.... The 1,3 and 13. Emollient is a nice horse.

If you told me Spring Venture was going to be that far back early I would assume she stumbled or something.

Be interesting to hear if those were the instructions, or just horrible race riding.

There was a lot of horrible riding in that race.

Mike Smith took a page out of the Julissa Laredo playbook. And a few of the other riders took an early hold that only the Boston Strangler could appreciate.

And what an E she was
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