Quality Rocks, winner of the Arlington-Washington Lassie in her most recent start, will put her undefeated streak on the line Oct. 8 in the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland.
The Jessamine is a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" event for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT), to be run Oct. 31 at Santa Anita Park.
Nine 2-year-old fillies will head postward in the 1 1/16-mile turf event, carded as the eighth on Wednesday's nine-race program with an approximate post time of 4:42 p.m. EDT.
Trained by Bill Mott, Quality Rocks will be making her grass debut for owners Destiny Oaks of Ocala, Wachtel Stable, and Brous Stable. The Rock Hard Ten filly posted a first-out maiden victory over the Tapeta surface at Presque Isle Downs, and then the Polytrack victory Sept. 6 at Arlington in the listed stakes, which she won by 3 1/2 lengths. Jose Lezcano has the mount from post 4.
Also in the field are two fillies that won their turf debuts.
Gary Biszantz and Gary Vandeweghe's Fila Primera won going a mile at Belmont Park Sept. 7. Trained by Chad Brown, the daughter of War Front will be ridden by Javier Castellano from the 3 hole.
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Walking the Kitten won going a mile Sept. 17 at Kentucky Downs. Trained by Mike Maker, the Kitten's Joy filly will have Rosie Napravnik in the irons from post 8.
Late Spring, third as the favorite in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Sept. 6 for trainer Victoria Oliver, stretches out from seven furlongs. The Speightstown miss is owned by G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and St. George Farm Racing.
Keeneland, Wednesday, October 08, 2014, Race 8Entries: JPMorgan Chase Jessamine S. (G3T)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Magnificent Margo (FL) Robby Albarado 118 Michael J. Maker - 2 2True to You (FL) Julien R. Leparoux 118 Thomas M. Amoss - 3 3Fila Primera (KY) Javier Castellano 118 Chad C. Brown - 4 4Quality Rocks (FL) Jose Lezcano 118 William I. Mott - 5 5Late Spring (KY) Alan Garcia 118 Victoria H. Oliver - 6 6Cool Comfort (KY) Rafael Manuel Hernandez 118 Wesley A. Ward - 7 7West Coast Belle (KY) Channing Hill 118 Wayne M. Catalano - 8 8Walking the Kitten (KY) Rosie Napravnik 118 Michael J. Maker - 9 9Rainha Da Bateria (KY) Joel Rosario 118 H. Graham Motion -
