KEENELAND RACE 7 ANALYSIS – WEDNESDAY 10/9/2019
7th RACE – 1 1/16 (Turf) JESSAMINE (G2) $200,000
5 – Jezebel’s Kitten (4/1)
6 – Sweet Melania (9/2)
4 – Indochine (5/1)
9 – Diamond Sparkles (6/1)
11 – Swanage (8/1)
Jezebel’s Kitten was most impressive winning the $494k Juvenile Fillies at one mile on turf at the recent Kentucky Downs meeting. Undefeated in 2 starts and showed a new dimension being able to rate and explode at the top of the stretch. Brad Cox is a 27% trainer with excellent training percentages in all pertinent categories. The winner of the Juvenile at Kentucky Downs, Peace Achieved, won the G3 Bourbon over the weekend paying $19.80 for trainer Mark Casse.
Sweet Melania ran to good to lose the 100k PG Johnson at Saratoga at today’s distance for Pletcher last out. Stalked from 6<sup>th</sup>, took a clear lead turning for home and just got nailed by the well-regarded Crystalle
Diamond Sparkles was a close 4<sup>th</sup> in the G1 Natalma at Woodbine last time coming from a close-up 7<sup>th</sup> early on. Mark Casse, whose barn has been on fire this year, won the Bourbon over the weekend with Peace Achieved, who won the $500K Juvenile at Kentucky Downs.
Indochine and Swanage both come off maiden wins and step up into stakes for excellent trainers Chad Brown and Mike Maker. 2-year-olds can improve rapidly for good trainers.