This Saturday, the 39th working of the Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland carries a particular designation. Its purse has been boosted to $1.25 million, making it the richest race within the storied historical past of the monitor not together with the Breeders’ Cup. This one-mile turf check, first held in 1986, has more and more turn into a spotlight of Keeneland’s fall meet ever since. Now, the Turf Mile is a crucial “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Introduced by PDJF.
Final 12 months’s Coolmore Turf Mile was a banner renewal of the race. The winner, As much as the Mark, subsequently completed an excellent second in final 12 months’s Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf, whereas runner-up by a nostril Grasp of The Seas received the FanDuel Mile in his subsequent begin.
This 12 months’s working of the Coolmore Turf Mile drew a high-quality area. The forecast requires sunny skies and temperatures round 80 levels. The race will likely be televised nationwide on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
1. Mountain Bear (6-1 morning-line odds): Scratched from the profitable Mint Thousands and thousands Stakes at Kentucky Downs final month and reappears on this spot for his second North American begin below the steering of turf maestro Aidan O’Brien. Gained two of 12 begins in Europe together with a minor stakes a 12 months in the past, and ran nicely when second within the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Park. Appears to be rounding again into good type with a second and a 3rd in his two latest European begins.
JOCKEY: Christopher Hayes; TRAINER: Aidan O’Brien
2. Kikkuli (4-1): Ships from England having received certainly one of 5 profession begins with close to misses on the group stakes degree in two out of his final three. Will get the companies of high worldwide jockey Frankie Dettori and may very well be the principle risk to Carl Spackler if he handles the journey and course. Does his finest working on or close to the entrance, and Frankie may be very adept at using these ways.
JOCKEY: Frankie Dettori; TRAINER: Harry Charlton
3. Extra Than Appears (3-1): Has assembled a fantastic race document over the previous couple of years (4 wins, two seconds, and a 3rd in 9 begins) with a pair of stakes tallies. Enters off a runner-up end to Carl Spackler within the FanDuel Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga the place he was defeated by 3 ½ lengths. He was rank early in that race and a greater begin and journey Saturday may assist him make up a minimum of a few of that margin. Might be working late.
JOCKEY: Jose Ortiz; TRAINER: Cherie DeVaux
4. Operating Bee (12-1): The primary of three Chad Brown trainees has received half of his six begins this 12 months, two of them stakes, together with a last-out rallying rating within the Bernard Baruch Stakes on Saratoga’s closing-day card. Cuts again to a mile, a distance he’s by no means tried earlier than, however is 2-for-2 at Keeneland. Has an excellent stalking type for this race and Florent Geroux will get aboard for the primary time.
JOCKEY: Florent Geroux; TRAINER: Chad Brown
5. Noises Off (20-1): Outsider is in fantastic type this 12 months, sporting a 2-2-1 document via 5 begins, however in his solely prior stakes strive was no risk again in summer time 2023 when fifth of 9 in a listed turf stakes at Churchill Downs. Enters off of a runner-up end to Goliad in a $500,000, one-mile handicap occasion at Kentucky Downs, the place he completed forward of Money Fairness. Goliad and Money Fairness then ran 1-2 within the Mint Thousands and thousands Stakes six days in a while that course. Provides blinkers Saturday for coach Paulo Lobo, who received this race in each 2020 and 2021.
JOCKEY: Cristian Torres; TRAINER: Paulo Lobo
6. Discuss of the Nation (8-1): Definitely belongs on this race after having run shut seconds behind Carl Spackler twice again in Might and July of this 12 months. Corridor of Famer Todd Pletcher seeks his third Turf Mile win in a row with this mile specialist, who’s stored good firm and been very constant all through his profession. The issue is, he can’t appear to achieve the winner’s circle for Pletcher, who took over coaching duties from Shug McGaughey. Pletcher has began him 5 occasions in 2024, leading to two seconds, two thirds, and a fourth.
JOCKEY: John Velazquez; TRAINER: Todd Pletcher
7. Money Fairness (15-1): Has accomplished most of his injury in allowance optionally available claiming and handicap races, and enters off a stable keep at Kentucky Downs. Completed third behind Goliad and Noises Off within the $500K handicap referenced above, after which ran higher on a fast turnaround to rally previous Discuss of the Nation and nab runner-up honors a size behind Goliad within the Mint Thousands and thousands final time. Will want a quick tempo to be an element on this Grade 1, and it’s arduous to see him pulling the upset even with Corridor of Famer Mike Smith taking the reins for the primary time.
JOCKEY: Mike Smith; TRAINER: Saffie Joseph Jr.
8. Spirit of St Louis (15-1): New York-bred has by no means been out of the exacta in his profession for Chad Brown, scoring in eight of 11 begins with three seconds. He’s received 4 stakes, however three of them have been in races restricted to New York-breds, as have been 10 of his 11 races up to now. He ships out of the Empire State for the primary time to run Saturday towards a area far harder than he’s ever confronted earlier than.
JOCKEY: Luis Saez; TRAINER: Chad Brown
9. Carl Spackler (2-1): Enters in high type for Brown after posting back-to-back mile wins in the course of the Saratoga meet within the Kelso Stakes and FanDuel Fourstardave Handicap, the place he already punched his “Win and You’re In” ticket to the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile. Owns 5 wins in his final six begins and all of them got here with Tyler Gaffalione aboard. He’ll be the favourite and horse to beat, however he doesn’t tower above this area by way of pace figures, and the far exterior publish will likely be no assist.
JOCKEY: Tyler Gaffalione; TRAINER: Chad Brown
THE PICK: Kikkuli
LIVE LONGSHOT: Operating Bee
SUPERFECTA: 2-1-9-4
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