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Full gate expected for Jessamine Stakes
Lou Hodges Jr./Hodges Photography Lady O'Toole is among the top contenders for Wednesday's Grade 3 Jessamine.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The turf-course maximum was exceeded when entries were drawn here Friday for theGrade 3, $150,000 Jessamine Stakes, the ninth and final Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In event of the meet.
Sixteen 2-year-old fillies will be on the program for the Jessamine, which anchors an eight-race Wednesday card, although only as many as 14 can start. The 1 1/16-mile race is a prep for the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar.
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Among the probable favorites for the Jessamine are Lady O’Toole, winner of the Happy Ticket at Louisiana Downs, and Rushing Fall, a sharp winner of her debut last month at Belmont for trainer Chad Brown.
