Friday, 10/3 G1 Darley Alcibiades (Juvenile Fillies) G3 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (Sprint) Saturday, 10/4 G3 Woodford (Turf Sprint) G2 Thoroughbred Club of America (F&M Sprint) G1 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (Juvenile) G1 First Lady (F&M Turf) G1 Shadwell Turf Mile (Mile) Sunday 10/5 G3 Dixiana Bourbon (Juvenile Turf) G1 Juddmonte Spinster (Distaff) Saturday on-air: NBCSN, 4:30 – 6 pm ET Sunday on-air: NBC, 5-6 pm ET Learn more about racing and wagering FREE online every Tuesday, 8:30 pm ET! $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (Grade 1) Saturday, October 4, 2014 Keeneland Racecourse – Lexington, KY NBC Sports Network, 4:30-6 pm ET live! Richest race in Keeneland history and first to reach $1 million. Wise Dan and Silver Max both have a chance to join Gio Ponti (2010, 2011) and Dumaani (1995, 1996) as the only two-time winners of the Shadwell Turf Mile. The Shadwell Turf Mile has produced 3 of the last 10 Breeders' Cup Mile winners: Wise Dan (2012, 2013) & Miesque's Approval (2006). The favorite has won 4 of the last 10 editions. The average win payoff when the favorite has lost has been a healthy $19.70. Only two horses have wired the Shadwell Turf Mile in the last 10 years: Silver Max (on Polytrack, 2013) & Thorn Song (2008). Three horses have won from 6 or more lengths off the pace at the half-mile pole in the last 10 years, and similar closers have landed underneath in the trifecta six times at average odds of 25/1. Saratoga and Arlington have provided the most winners' preps in the last decade, each producing 3 next-out Shadwell Mile winners. Longshots find their way into the trifecta almost every year. The average odds of the longest shot in the tri in the last decade? 27/1. Learn more about racing and wagering FREE online every Tuesday, 8:30 pm ET! Course Record: 1:33.54 (Perfect Soul, 2004) Shadwell Turf Mile Record: 1:33.72 (Altibr, 2000) Most jockey wins: (4) Robby Albarado Most trainer wins: (3) Kiaran McLaughlin Highest Win Mutuel: $52.00 (Kirkwall, 1999) Lowest Win Mutuel: $2.60 (Steinlen, 1989) Largest Winning Margin: 4 ½ lengths (Nothing to Lose, 2004) Smallest Winning Margin: Nose (Court Vision, 2009) The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Players’ Guides are researched, written and designed by Jeremy Plonk along with Brian W. Spencer and the Horse Player NOW team. Photographs by Eclipse Sportswire. Learn more about racing and wagering FREE online every Tuesday, 8:30 pm ET! #1 SAYAAD Record: 13 starts – 5 wins, 2 seconds ($339,537) WHY HE’S IMPORTANT: th Lexington native Kiaran McLaughlin goes for 4 Shadwell Mile win, sending out a contender from the race’s very sponsor. PAST PERFORMANCES: th Weakened late in 2 Saratoga summer showcases, 5 in the G2 Fourstardave and then 4th in the G2 Bernard Baruch. Returned after nearly 9 months to win Forbidden Apple at Belmont to run his win streak to 3 straight, but spanning more than a year. PEDIGREE: KENTUCKY-BRED Son of 2006 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and ’07 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense, who has sired G1 winners Sweet Reason & Aubby K. rd Half-brother to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf 3 -place finisher Coronet of a Baron. SHADWELL TURF MILE POINTS: McLaughlin won this in ’95-’96 (Dumaani) and ’00 (Altibr) and looks to pad his record in Shadwell Mile – all for owner Shadwell Stable. nd Can become 2 straight winner of this race to exit Baruch (Silver Max). THE CONNECTIONS: Jockey Julien Leparoux: 31-year-old native of Senlis, France. A two- time Eclipse Award winner and 10-time meet leading rider at Kee. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin: 53-year-old Lexington, KY native won ’06 Belmont and BC Classic with Jazil and Invasor, respectively. Owner Shadwell Stable: Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum named Crown Prince of Dubai in ’08. Learn more about racing and wagering FREE online every Tuesday, 8:30 pm ET! #2 OPTIMIZER Record: 31 starts – 5 wins, 5 seconds, 3 thirds ($967,622) WHY HE’S IMPORTANT: nd Nearly pulled 29/1 upset over Wise Dan last time when 2 by a nose. PAST PERFORMANCES: 10 straight losses dating back to Feb. ’13 G3 Fair Grounds Handicap. nd Corrected a breathing issue this summer & returned 2 at Saratoga in Bernard Baruch, a comeback lost in the hubbub of Wise Dan’s return. th th th Ran 11 -6 -10 while competing in all legs of the 2012 Triple Crown. PEDIGREE: KENTUCKY-BRED Breeders’ Cup championship pedigree, he’s sired by 2007 Turf winner English Channel & maternal grandson of 1992 Classic champ AP Indy. English Channel enjoying big ’14 with his Travers-winning son VE Day. SHADWELL TURF MILE POINTS: th Fernandez-Calumet finished 6 in last year’s edition with Skyring. Calumet Farm is located on property adjacent to Keeneland. THE CONNECTIONS: Jockey Alan Garcia: Lima, Peru native turned 29 on Thursday (10/2). Piloted Da’Tara to ’08 Belmont Stakes upset. Trainer Jose Fernandez: Long-time on-farm trainer at Calumet getting chances on raceday. Double knee-replacement surgery this summer. Owner Calumet Farm: Brad Kelley a Tennessean who made his wealth in discount tobacco industry. Bought Calumet in ’12 for $36M. Learn more about racing and wagering FREE online every Tuesday, 8:30 pm ET! #3 GRAND ARCH Record: 16 starts – 4 wins, 5 seconds, 6 thirds ($458,130) WHY HE’S IMPORTANT: He’s the international cast all in one, including Canadian owners, an Irish jockey and Australian trainer. PAST PERFORMANCES: th Was 15-for-15 in the money lifetime until a misfire when 5 in the G1 Woodbine Mile last time out. Winner of G2 King Edward going 1 mile on turf at Woodbine in June. Runner-up in Keeneland allowance meet during 2014 Spring Meet. PEDIGREE: KENTUCKY-BRED Son of Arch, best known at stud for Blame, who upended Zenyatta in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Also turfers like Arravale, Hymn Book. Maternal grandson of the great Irish Derby hero El Gran Senor. SHADWELL TURF MILE POINTS: Last Canadian-based trainer to win this race was Roger Attfield in ‘03. Would be first major Keeneland stakes win for all connections. THE CONNECTIONS: Jockey David Moran: 31-year-old native of County Tipperary, Ire. Came to Woodbine to ride full-time in 2011. Seeks 1st G1 in North Am. Trainer Brian Lynch: 50-year-old Brisbane, AUS native. Best known for G1 Just A Game winner Coffee Clique & top sprinter Clearly Now. Owner Susan & Jim Hill: Operate Margaux Farm in Midway, KY and bought a bed and breakfast nearby Keeneland in recently. Learn more about racing and wagering FREE online every Tuesday, 8:30 pm ET! #4 SILVER MAX Record: 25 starts – 12 wins, 5 seconds, 1 third ($1,923,598) WHY HE’S IMPORTANT: Wire-to-wire upset winner of 2013 Shadwell Mile at 7/1 on Polytrack. PAST PERFORMANCES: Only 2 starts this year, including G2 Firecracker win at Churchill and tired 6th as the favorite in the G2 Fourstardave at Saratoga. 4-time stakes winner in 2013 on at CD, Mth, Sar and Kee. PEDIGREE: KENTUCKY-BRED Easily the highest-earning son of sire Badge of Silver, who won Risen Star at 3, New Orleans Handicap at 5 & San Gabriel (on turf) at age 6. SHADWELL TURF MILE POINTS: Robby Albarado owns the record for wins in this race (4) – Silver Max ’13, Court Vision ’09, Thorn Song ’08 and Nothing to Lose ’04. Romans can tie Kiaran McLaughlin’s record of 3 wins in this race. Previous scores came with Thorn Song ’08 and Silver Max ‘13. rd Can become 3 back-to-back winner in this race – Gio Ponti, Dumaani. th 9 in the 2012 Shadwell Turf Mile behind Wise Dan before turnaround. THE CONNECTIONS: Jockey Robby Albarado: 40-year-old native of Lafayette, LA; regular pilot for Curlin & Mineshaft, who combined for 3 Horse of Year titles. Trainer Dale Romans: 47-year-old Louisville, Ky native. Earned ’12 Eclipse Award as top US trainer; won ’11 Preakness (Shackleford). Owner Mark Bacon & Dana Wells: Met betting simulcasts at Louisville’s Sports Spectrum. Bacon, brand manager for Southern Comfort and Wells, an outdoor ad exec. Learn more about racing and wagering FREE online every Tuesday, 8:30 pm ET! #5 KAIGUN Record: 15 starts – 4 wins, 4 seconds, 1 third ($764,220) WHY HE’S IMPORTANT: Second-best to Wise Dan in the spring’s big turf mile at Keeneland. PAST PERFORMANCES: 3-time Grade 1 runner-up in 2014 in the Maker’s 46 Mile, Manhattan and Woodbine Mile – by a combined margin of 2-1/2 lengths. Scored Grade 2 victory in Woodbine’s Play the King Stakes Aug. 10. 5: 0-3-0 mark in Grade 1 stakes in his career. PEDIGREE: ONTARIO-BRED Sire Northern Afleet best known for his son Afleet Alex, winner of the ’05 Preakness and Belmont, as well as turf star Teaks North and Grade 1-winning filly Evening Jewel. Half-brother to Canadian stakes winner Cruising Executive. SHADWELL TURF MILE POINTS: Last Woodbine Mile prepper to win Shadwell Mile – Wise Dan ‘12. Would be the first Maker’s Mark Mile runner-up to come back in the fall and win Keeneland’s Shadwell Mile in the same season. THE CONNECTIONS: Jockey Patrick Husbands: 41-year-old from Bridgetown, Barbados. 7-time Sovereign Award-winner as Canada’s top jockey. Trainer Mark Casse: 53-year-old Indianapolis native scored Canada’s prestigious Queen’s Plate with Lexie Lou this summer.