Raven Run top two may meet again in La Brea

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Bell’s the One, the 13-1 winner of the Grade 2 Raven Run Stakes last Saturday, likely will make her next start in the Grade 1 La Brea on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita, said trainer Neil Pessin.

Bell’s the One is scheduled to ship Sunday to Pessin’s winter base at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. The daughter of Majesticperfection drew clear late in prevailing by 1 1/4 lengths over First Star, the California-based filly who also will point to the La Brea, according to trainer Ron Ellis.

◗ Kickoff for the Missouri-Kentucky football game Saturday at nearby Kroger Field is set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern, meaning the closing-day card at Keeneland will be the first half of another Bluegrass doubleheader. The first such occurrence at this meet came Oct. 12 with the Arkansas-Kentucky game.

◗ A Keeneland record for a pick-five payoff was set Saturday when a single 50-cent ticket worth $308,872 was paid on the last five races. The odds on the winners were 11-1, 5-1, 18-1, 13-1, 23-1. The ticket was bought through NYRA Bets and cost just $96.

◗ Betting favorites struggled mightily here last week in winning just six of 46 races (13 percent). For the first 13 days of the meet, favorites won at a 24-percent clip (30 for 124).