At Keeneland this afternoon, there is the Shakertown Stakes (gr. III). A 5-1/2 furlong turf sprint event, two of our VOTTC members are entered! They are also the two morning line favorites.
Here are the entries:
| Post Position | Horse | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | Goldzar | 15-1 |
| 2 | Grand Adventure | 6-1 |
| 3 | Kennessey | 20-1 |
| 4 | Silver Timber | 5-2 |
| 5 | Strike Impact | 15-1 |
| 6 | Great Attack | 5-1 |
| 7 | Stratford Hill | 6-1 |
| 8 | Southern Region | Scratched |
| 9 | Chamberlain Bridge | 2-1 |
Chamberlain Bridge, winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, will likely be sent off as the favorite. He won the Rail Splitter Stakes at Sam Houston impressively back in February, and should be running hard at the finish. Silver Timber, fifth as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, ran fourth in Turf Dash Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in February.
I believe that either gelding is capable of winning this race. Both of them competed in this race last spring, with Silver Timber defeating Grand Adventure by a neck while Chamberlain Bridge ran a close fourth. They both have the regular riders aboard -- Julien Leparoux on Silver Timber, Jamie Theriot on Chamberlain Bridge. It's even possible that they could run 1-2!
Good luck to Silver Timber and Chamberlain Bridge!
Also at Keeneland. . .
On Sunday at Keeneland, another one of our Veteran Geldings is entered to run. The race is a mile and a sixteenth allowance race, and the gelding in question is Dubious Miss!
Here are the entries:
| Post Position | Horse | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | Silver Mountain | 12-1 |
| 2 | Golden Yank | 12-1 |
| 3 | Veiled Prophet | 8-1 |
| 4 | Don Cavallo | 5-1 |
| 5 | Dubious Miss | 3-1 |
| 6 | Gleam of Hope | 4-1 |
| 7 | Hollinger | 5-2 |
| 8 | Baryshnikov | 10-1 |
Dubious Miss, winner of the 2010 Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III), has had a productive year so far. He ran second in the Colonel E. Bradley Handicap (gr. III) and third, beaten a head and a nose, in the Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. III). Although he finished fifth in his last race, a stakes-quality allowance optional claiming race, I'm confident that he will run his best race tomorrow. Good luck, Dubious Miss!
And finally, at Charles Town. . .
Late tonight, at Charles Town race track, the $1,000,000 Charles Town Classic Stakes (gr. III) is scheduled to be run. A field of ten has turned out for the prestigous nine furlong event, including eight-year-old Veteran of the Turf Awesome Gem!
Here are the entries:
| Post Position | Horse | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | No Advantage | 12-1 |
| 2 | Tackleberry | 4-1 |
| 3 | Tizway | 6-1 |
| 4 | Acclamation | 10-1 |
| 5 | Rule | 5-1 |
| 6 | Inherit the Gold | 8-1 |
| 7 | Gone Astray | 10-1 |
| 8 | Duke of Mischief | 8-1 |
| 9 | Awesome Gem | 10-1 |
| 10 | Game On Dude | 7-2 |
Awesome Gem is facing a difficult task. For one thing, he has to beat Game On Dude, winner of the Santa Anita Handica (gr. I) last month. For another thing, he has hit the board only once -- that being a third place finish in an allowance race -- since last July. But on the other hand, he ran second in this race last year, so he's proven that he can handle the five furlong track.
Good luck, Awesome Gem!
-Keelerman
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