Fall Stars at Keeneland Dominates Huge Racing Weekend
Rain might be in the forecast, but that hasn't dampened the enthusiam for Fall Stars weekend here at TwinSpires, where we can all keep dry while playing the big stakes races on opening weekend at Keeneland.
No less than nine graded stakes are on tap Friday through Sunday, including seven Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" races, which automatically qualify each winner for the Breeders' Cup race in its respective division.
Here's how the nine graded stakes unfold over the weekend:.
| Day/Date | Race | Stakes | Post (ET) |
| Friday, October 2 | 8 | $400,000 Phoenix Stakes | 4:24 |
| Friday, October 2 | 9 | $250,000 Alcibiades Stakes | 4:57 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 5 | $150,000 Woodford Stakes | 3:25 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 6 | $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America S. | 4:00 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 7 | $400,000 First Lady Stakes | 4:35 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 8 | $500,000 Breeders' Futurity | 5:10 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 9 | $1,000,000 Shadwell Mile | 5:45 |
| Sunday, October 4 | 8 | $250,000 Dixiana Bourbon Stakes | 5:10 |
| Sunday, October 4 | 9 | $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes | 5:45 |