It was a chalk-players festival on Saturday as there was one lone double-digit Win ticket ($50.12 in Race 9). Other than that, the 9-race average Win ticket returned a mere $6.44. Hardly enough for a giant Keeneland dog, with kraut. Junior Alvarado was the lone rider with a pair of scores. Chad Brown was the lone conditioner with two wins. Cherie DeVaux’s SHE FEELS PRETTY captured the featured stakes, Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup, returning $5.08 to Win. As for Sunday, racing fans will be treated to an outstanding nine-race card, highlighted by Race 8 G2 $350K Franklin Stakes, a turf sprint for fillies. First race post time is 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT)
Race 2 (1:32 p.m. ET/10:32 a.m. PT) — $49K CLAIMING for 3YOs & up going 6 furlongs
#9 REFUAH (4-1 morning line) for veteran owner-trainer David Jacobson and ridden by Ramon Vazquez. As a reward for a dull effort in July at the Spa, the gelding was given a lengthy break.
Race 3 (2:04 p.m. ET/11:04 a.m. PT) — $175K ALLOWANCE CLAIMING for fillies and mares 3YOs & up going 7 furlongs
#5 UNSUNG MELODY (3-1 morning line) sneaky-good trainer John Ortiz, who hires sharp Luis Saez to saddle up. Pitch her last in minor Churchill stakes. New rider, class drop and stretch out will have filly singing a different song.
Race 4 (2:36 p.m. ET/11:36 a.m. PT) — $100K MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT for 2YO fillies going 1 1/16-mile on turf
#3 SERVING TIME (5-1 morning line) for powerful DeVaux-J. Ortiz team; #7 NECESSITY (4-1) for Norm Casse, who adds blinkers, and #12 LADY AUTHENTIC (8-1) for the red hot duo of Brown & Gaffalione.