Two Hearts Farm and Don Janes' Fioretti will attempt to join Excitable Lady (1982-83) as the only repeat winners of the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II) when she faces seven opponents Oct. 8 in the 36th running of the $250,000 main-track sprint going six furlongs at Keeneland.
The TCA, a "Win and You're In" challenge race for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park, will go as the sixth race on Saturday's 10-race program with a 4 p.m. ET post time.
Trained by Anthony Hamilton Jr., Fioretti won the Open Mind at Churchill Downs Sept. 17 for her first victory since last fall's TCA. Sophie Doyle has the mount Saturday from post position six.
In addition to Fioretti, the TCA drew five other graded stakes winners.
Grade II winners in the field include Sarah Sis, winner of last fall's Lexus Raven Run at Keeneland winner of the Sept. 19 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. II) last time out, plus Spelling Again and Stonetastic. The group is completed by grade III winners I'm a Looker and Irish Jasper, along with Meshell and Bendable.
Keeneland, Saturday, October 08, 2016, Race 6Entries: Thoroughbred Club of America S. (G2)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Irish Jasper (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 120 Chad C. Brown 4/1 2 2Stonetastic (KY) Paco Lopez 122 Kelly J. Breen 6/5 3 3Meshell (KY) Shaun Bridgmohan 120 Jeffery C. Lynn 30/1 4 4Sarah Sis (KY) Jose Valdivia, Jr. 122 Ingrid Mason 10/1 5 5Bendable (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 118 Richard E. Mandella 6/1 6 6Fioretti (KY) Sophie Doyle 120 Anthony J. Hamilton, Jr. 8/1 7 7I'm a Looker (KY) Robby Albarado 122 Patrick J. Dupuy 10/1 8 8Spelling Again (PA) Luis Saez 122 Brad H. Cox 6/1
