Turf allowance the highlight of Keeneland's Thursday card

The penultimate card of the 15-day spring meet at Keeneland in Lexington ought to be a good one. Three turf allowances, all for older fillies and mares, are part of a nine-race Thursday program, led by an $87,000, third-level turf route that serves as the race 8 feature.

Stunning Sky, Temple City Terror, and Winter Sunset are among the principals in what essentially is a postponement of an April 14 race moved to the main track because of rain. All three of those grass specialists were scratched that afternoon, but surely they’ll have a go on the turf Thursday, given a week-long forecast for dry weather in this region.

Stunning Sky, with Tyler Gaffalione riding for Mike Maker, comes off a narrow defeat as the favorite in the Jan. 31 Jersey Lily at Sam Houston and likely will be favored in a field of no more than eight. Nine are entered, but Figure It Out is a likely scratch as a main-track-only designate.

The other allowances come earlier in the day. Tasaamuh is perhaps the horse to beat in race 4 when getting first-time Lasix in her stateside debut for Graham Motion following four starts in England. A field of eight is assembled for the $81,000, first-level race going 1 1/2 miles.

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The other allowance goes as race 6, and it drew perhaps the deepest field of the entire card. Trainer Arnaud Delacour has a potent pair in Niceno and Curly Ruth among an oversubscribed lineup in an $83,000, second-level allowance going 1 3/16 miles. Family Way and Witez also deserve high consideration in quite a handicapping puzzle.

The meet ends Friday with the Grade 3 Bewitch Stakes anchoring a 10-race card.