Page 6 - Fall Meet News Today

Gary and Mary West’s homebred West Will Power took the lead out of the gate and never was threatened in posting a 6 3/4-length victory over stablemate Fulsome in the $350,000 Hagyard Fayette (G2) for 3-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon to highlight the closing day of Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet.

Sparkle Blue surged past the pace-setting Bubble Rock nearing the 16th pole and drew off to score a 2½-length victory in the Valley View

First Captain headlines a field of six entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 65th running of the $350,000 Hagyard Fayette (G2)

A new Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool with up to 40 betting interests, including the popular “All Others” option, will debut Tuesday, Nov. 1 and close Thursday, Nov. 3 in advance of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships’ Future Stars Friday.

Peter Brant’s Gina Romantica drove between front-running rivals in the stretch and drew clear to win the $600,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Saturday at Keeneland.

“I was very pleased with her race at Kentucky Downs. She was bottled up down on the inside and I wish she could have gotten outside a little more.”

Live horse racing returns to Keeneland Wednesday as the Fall Meet continues -- but Keeneland officials were busy today surprising the men and women in blue.

The countdown is on for the first race of Keeneland's Fall Meet. The 17-day meet has 22 stakes races worth close to $9 million, a record at Keeneland.

What most don't realize is that the backbone to Keeneland is on a much larger scale than anything you will watch here, and it all takes place just a few feet away.

Sunshine abounds and highs start to climb for the next two days. We'll top out in the mid 70s Wednesday and max out in the upper 70s near 80°