Qatar Racing Limited, Marc Detampel and Madaket Stables’ Caravel surged past pacesetting Twilight Gleaming passing the eighth pole and went on to post a 1¾-length victory in the 26th running of the $300,000 Franklin (G3) for fillies and mares Sunday afternoon at Keeneland.
Ellis Park will stage four $100,000 turf stakes Sunday at the Henderson, Kentucky track: the Twinspires Turf Sprint, Centennial Distaff Turf Mile, Laguna Distaff Turf Sprint, and the Henderson Turf Mile.
Michael Schrader’s Robin Sparkles made every pole a winning one under Hall of Famer Javier Castellano in Saturday’s $200,000 Caress (G3) for older fillies and mares sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs over the Mellon Turf Course at Saratoga Race Course.