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Godolphin’s reigning champion turf male Modern Games and graded/group winner With The Moonlight wasted no time getting familiar with their surroundings Sunday morning at Keeneland, where both are being aimed for top-level turf races. The homebred pair trained on the main track shortly after it opened at 5:30 (ET).
This year’s race sees 18 domestic nominations, plus a first for the race in an overseas runner, the Canadian-trained horse Shirl’s Speight.
Shirl's Speight, winner of the 2022 Maker's Mark Mile (G1) over the turf course at Keeneland, has arrived in Japan
Shirl's Speight, winner of the 2022 Maker's Mark Mile (G1) over the turf course at Keeneland, has arrived in Japan
Stablemates have occupied the top two spots in the $1-million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) for two years running and, if the local prep for one of the richest grass races in North America is any indication, a third year is not out of the question.