Baffert duo Barnes, Gaming goal Perryville

Del Mar hosts the Breeders’ Cup in two weeks, however this week brings sufficient motion to fulfill any horseplayer craving earlier than the championship occasion arrives. Bob Baffert sends out Gaming and Barnes in Saturday’s Grade 3 Perryville at Keeneland, giving each 3-year-olds a shot at redemption after current disappointments.

The two proficient colts tackle Keeneland’s seven-furlong take a look at as each are in search of to rediscover the shape that made them stakes winners earlier this 12 months. Gaming gained the Affirmed at Santa Anita earlier this 12 months however exits a distant third within the Shared Belief. Barnes has hit the board in a number of graded stakes this 12 months however hasn’t discovered the winner’s circle since January. The subject additionally consists of Kentucky Derby 2025 runner Owen Almighty, who is available in off a clunker at Charles Town however confirmed loads of potential earlier within the 12 months.

Six graded stakes throughout Keeneland, Aqueduct and Woodbine this week supply horseplayers stable alternatives earlier than Breeders’ Cup fever heats up.

Friday

Oklahoma Classics Cup, Remington Park, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds and up

Mister Omaha seeks redemption after a third-place end within the Oklahoma Derby (G3), the place he set the tempo earlier than faltering late. The 3-year-old colt beforehand ended up fourth within the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs and third within the Iowa Derby. He stays harmful off his dominant 18 1/4-length romp at Will Rogers Down in May.

No.	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start	Morn. Line
1		Winters Lion Accelerate	3.79	Aaron Shorter Ramon Vazquez	2nd (111), IND AOC (09/25/2025-R1)	2-1
Last Race		2nd (111), IND AOC (09/25/2025-R1)
2		Mister Omaha Omaha Beach	6.34	Joe Offolter Luis Quinonez	third (117), 2025 Oklahoma Derby G3	9-5
Last Race		third (117), 2025 Oklahoma Derby G3
3		Number One Dude American Lion	4.12	J. Alan Williams Leandro Goncalves	sixth (103), Red Earth H.	10-1
Last Race		sixth (103), Red Earth H.
4		Soul Sacrifice Home Of The Brave		Steve Martin Jose L Alvarez	2nd (118), RP CLM (09/27/2025-R2)	20-1
Last Race		2nd (118), RP CLM (09/27/2025-R2)
5		Okie Smoke Caleb’s Posse		Juan Padilla Travis Cunningham	2nd (111), RP STR (09/27/2025-R3)	15-1
Last Race		2nd (111), RP STR (09/27/2025-R3)
6		Cherokee Sunrise Flat Out		Shon Dunlap Alfredo Triana Jr.	1st (88), RP CLM (09/19/2025-R4)	20-1
Last Race		1st (88), RP CLM (09/19/2025-R4)
7		Flat Hanby Flat Out	5.12	Boyd Caster Floyd Wethey Jr.	2nd (97), Jim Thorpe S.	6-1
Last Race		2nd (97), Jim Thorpe S.
8		Inca Empire Midshipman	4.12	Oscar Flores David Cabrera	sixth (83), RP STR (09/13/2025-R3)	15-1
Last Race		sixth (83), RP STR (09/13/2025-R3)
9		Red Mountain Sky Mesa		Tristan Ashford Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez	1st (106), RP STR (09/13/2025-R1)	8-1
Last Race		1st (106), RP STR (09/13/2025-R1)

Saturday

Sands Point (G2), Aqueduct, 1 1/8 miles, turf, fillies, 3-year-olds

Pretty Picture takes an unbeaten document into graded-stakes competitors after two victories this 12 months. The Chad Brown filly captured a 1 1/16-mile turf maiden by 1 1/4 lengths Aug. 6 and returned Sept. 6 to attain by a half-length in a sloppy one-mile allowance at Monmouth.

No.	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start	Status
1		Boca Queen Kingman		Kevin Attard Sahin Civaci	4th , 2025 Ontario Colleen G3	Entered
Last Race		4th , 2025 Ontario Colleen G3
2		Fast Market Volatile		John Terranova, II Samuel Marin	1st , Aqu MSW (9/21/25-R5)	Entered
Last Race		1st , Aqu MSW (9/21/25-R5)
3		Winfinity Not This Time		John Alexander Ortiz Danilo Grisales Rave	third (103), CNL HCP (09/13/2025-R9)	Entered
Last Race		third (103), CNL HCP (09/13/2025-R9)
4		Griselda City Light		Chad Brown Flavien Prat	4th (90), Winter Memories S.	Entered
Last Race		4th (90), Winter Memories S.
5		Ready For Candy Twirling Candy	7.09	Philip Antonacci Ricardo Santana, Jr.	1st , 2025 Winter Memories G3	Entered
Last Race		1st , 2025 Winter Memories G3
6		Pretty Picture Munnings		Chad Brown Dylan Davis	1st (100), MTH ALW (09/06/2025-R9)	Entered
Last Race		1st (100), MTH ALW (09/06/2025-R9)
7		Paradise City McKinzie	6.56	Saffie Joseph, Jr. Manuel Franco	2nd , 2025 Winter Memories G3	Entered
Last Race		2nd , 2025 Winter Memories G3
8		Decadent Girvin	6.59	Kenneth McPeek Christopher Elliott	third , 2025 Winter Memories G3	Entered
Last Race		third , 2025 Winter Memories G3

Raven Run (G2), Keeneland, 7 furlongs, fillies, 3-year-olds

Om N Joy goals for a sixth consecutive victory in her first graded-stakes try. The California-based filly captured the Torrey Pines (G3) at Del Mar by a neck in her most up-to-date begin, following wins within the Fleet Treat and Melair. Simply Joking returns after a troubled Kentucky Oaks (G1), the place she got here house a disappointing thirteenth. Quietside additionally exits the Kentucky Oaks, putting sixth after monitoring the tempo. The daughter of Malibu Moon owns a career-best 91 Beyer Speed Figure, in keeping with Daily Racing Form, from her Fantasy (G2) triumph at Oaklawn.

No.	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start	Status
1		Delightful Claire Thousand Words	6.89	Philip Bauer Joel Rosario	third (113), 2025 Dogwood G3	Entered
Last Race		third (113), 2025 Dogwood G3
2		Vixen Vekoma	6.82	Mark Casse Tyler Gaffalione	third (107), 2025 Tepin LS	Entered
Last Race		third (107), 2025 Tepin LS
3		Strong State Tom’s d’Etat	6.67	Albert Stall, Jr. James Graham	2nd (114), 2025 Dogwood G3	Entered
Last Race		2nd (114), 2025 Dogwood G3
4		Volleyballprincess Mo Town	6.12	Louis Linder Jr. Jaime Torres	2nd (125), Liberty Bell S.	Entered
Last Race		2nd (125), Liberty Bell S.
5		Om N Joy Om	7.55	Aggie Ordonez Kent Desormeaux	1st (103), 2025 Torrey Pines G3	Entered
Last Race		1st (103), 2025 Torrey Pines G3
6		Reputation Bolt d’Oro		Gustavo Delgado Luan Machado	third (119), 2025 Princess Rooney G3	Entered
Last Race		third (119), 2025 Princess Rooney G3
7		Maida Improbable		Brittany Russell Sheldon Russell	1st (131), Weather Vane S.	Entered
Last Race		1st (131), Weather Vane S.
8		Usha Tiz the Law	6.09	Bob Baffert Irad Ortiz, Jr.	1st (117), DMR AOC (09/05/2025-R5)	Entered
Last Race		1st (117), DMR AOC (09/05/2025-R5)
9		Ragtime Union Rags	7.49	Bill Mott Junior Alvarado	1st (118), 2025 Dogwood G3	Entered
Last Race		1st (118), 2025 Dogwood G3
10		Simply Joking Practical Joke	7.06	Michael McCarthy Frankie Dettori	thirteenth (82), 2025 Kentucky Oaks G1	Entered
Last Race		thirteenth (82), 2025 Kentucky Oaks G1
11		Quietside Malibu Moon	7.72	John Ortiz Jose Ortiz	sixth (98), 2025 Kentucky Oaks G1	Entered
Last Race		sixth (98), 2025 Kentucky Oaks G1
12		Vodka With A Twist Thousand Words	7.37	Philip D’Amato Luis Saez	4th (109), 2025 Thoroughbred Club of America G2	Entered
Last Race		4th (109), 2025 Thoroughbred Club of America G2
13		Kappa Kappa Omaha Beach		Robert Reid Jr. Mychel Sanchez	1st (131), PRX ALW (09/19/2025-R4)	Entered
Last Race		1st (131), PRX ALW (09/19/2025-R4)
14		Taliesin Vekoma		Jacinto Solis Frankie Pennington	1st (129), PRX AOC (09/20/2025-R8)	Entered
Last Race		1st (129), PRX AOC (09/20/2025-R8)
15		Tetiaroa Vekoma		Philip Bauer Luis Saez	4th (98), CD ALW (09/19/2025-R9)	Entered
Last Race		4th (98), CD ALW (09/19/2025-R9)

Perryville (G3), Keeneland, 7 furlongs, 3-year-olds

Barnes stretches out barely after ending up fourth as the favourite within the Gallant Bob (G2) at Parx, the place he rallied from tenth. Gaming returns from a third-place end within the Shared Belief, the place he completed 14 1/2 lengths behind Citizen Bull. He rolled to victory within the Affirmed at Santa Anita in June by 1 3/4 lengths. Kentucky Derby 2025 runner Owen Almighty eyes a return to successful type after fading to eighth within the Robert Hilton Memorial at Charles Town. The son of Speightstown got here house fifth within the Kentucky Derby after urgent the tempo and main at one level.

No.	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start	Status
1		Gaming Game Winner	6.82	Bob Baffert John Velazquez	third (103), 2025 Shared Belief LS	Entered
Last Race		third (103), 2025 Shared Belief LS
2		Taylor’s Version Into Mischief		Dale Romans Corey Lanerie	1st (116), CD ALW (09/18/2025-R8)	Entered
Last Race		1st (116), CD ALW (09/18/2025-R8)
3		Barnes Into Mischief	7.09	Bob Baffert Jose Ortiz	4th (130), 2025 Gallant Bob G2	Entered
Last Race		4th (130), 2025 Gallant Bob G2
4		Owen Almighty Speightstown	7.62	Brian Lynch Luis Saez	eighth (51), Robert Hilton Memorial S.	Entered
Last Race		eighth (51), Robert Hilton Memorial S.
5		Captain Cook Practical Joke	7.70	Todd Pletcher Irad Ortiz, Jr.	2nd (133), 2025 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial G1	Entered
Last Race		2nd (133), 2025 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial G1
6		Rolando Vekoma	6.07	Fausto Gutierrez Tyler Gaffalione	ninth (107), 2025 Gun Runner LS	Entered
Last Race		ninth (107), 2025 Gun Runner LS

Ontario Derby (G3), Woodbine, 1 1/8 miles, artificial, 3-year-olds

Runaway Again shocked the sphere within the Prince of Wales final time, rallying to defeat King’s Plate winner Mansetti by a nostril within the Canadian Triple Crown’s second leg. The 3-year-old had positioned tenth within the King’s Plate two begins again after getting bumped on the break. He earned his stakes alternative with a maiden-breaking 9 1/4-length rating at Woodbine in July.

	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer	Last Start	Status
		Mansetti Collected	6.47	Kevin Attard	2nd (114), 2025 Prince of Wales RS	Possible
Last Race		2nd (114), 2025 Prince of Wales RS
		He’s Not Joking Practical Joke	6.27	Josie Carroll	eleventh (95), 2025 Jeff Ruby Steaks G3	Possible
Last Race		eleventh (95), 2025 Jeff Ruby Steaks G3
		Hammerhead War Front	5.84	Kevin Attard	fifth , 2025 Jockey Club Derby G2	Possible
Last Race		fifth , 2025 Jockey Club Derby G2
		Boca Queen Kingman		Kevin Attard	4th , 2025 Ontario Colleen G3	Possible
Last Race		4th , 2025 Ontario Colleen G3
		Borealis Trail Quality Road		Rachel Halden	2nd (109), Breeders’ S.	Possible
Last Race		2nd (109), Breeders’ S.
		Church and State Caravaggio		Dale Desruisseaux	fifth , 2025 Gio Ponti LS	Possible
Last Race		fifth , 2025 Gio Ponti LS
		Runaway Again Hard Spun		Sid Attard	1st (115), 2025 Prince of Wales RS	Possible
Last Race		1st (115), 2025 Prince of Wales RS
		Special Session Constitution		Mark Casse	ninth (97), Toronto Cup S. Presented by Crown Royal	Possible
Last Race		ninth (97), Toronto Cup S. Presented by Crown Royal

Sunday

Dowager (G3), Keeneland, 1 1/2 miles, turf, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Duvet Day completed fourth in back-to-back graded stakes, the Ladies Marathon (G3) at Kentucky Downs and the Beverly D (G2) at Colonial Downs. She positioned second within the Anchorage at Churchill Downs earlier than these efforts. The 6-year-old mare gained the Cardinal (G3) final fall at Churchill Downs and has hit the board in 5 of her final six begins.

No.	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start	Status
1		Boss Lady Bailey Connect	6.06	Michael Maker Luis Saez	seventh (109), 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3	Entered
Last Race		seventh (109), 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3
2		Spanish Eyes Zarak	6.89	Brendan Walsh Tyler Gaffalione	ninth , 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3	Entered
Last Race		ninth , 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3
3		Venencia Recoletos	6.73	Brendan Walsh Ben Curtis	4th (114), 2025 Singspiel G3	Entered
Last Race		4th (114), 2025 Singspiel G3
4		Duvet Day Starspangledbanner	6.61	Michael McCarthy Axel Concepcion	4th (112), 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3	Entered
Last Race		4th (112), 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3
5		Adrasteia Speightster		Fergus Bogle Jaime Torres	third , 2025 One Dreamer RS	Entered
Last Race		third , 2025 One Dreamer RS
6		Vive Veuve Collected	6.06	Joe Sharp Irad Ortiz, Jr.	sixth , 2025 One Dreamer RS	Entered
Last Race		sixth , 2025 One Dreamer RS
7		Cupids Crush Cupid	5.84	Hugh Robertson Nik Juarez	1st (102), Princess Elaine Minnesota Distaff Turf Championship S.	Entered
Last Race		1st (102), Princess Elaine Minnesota Distaff Turf Championship S.
8		Miwa Siyouni	6.77	Joe Sharp Jose Ortiz	third (113), 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3	Entered
Last Race		third (113), 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon G3
9		Bless My Stars Gimmethegreenlight	6.12	Brendan Walsh John Velazquez	sixth , 2025 Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf G2	Entered
Last Race		sixth , 2025 Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf G2