Photograph: Candice Chavez/Eclipse Sportswire
Godolphin’s G3 winner encino They are going to return to Turfway Park on Saturday to compete within the thirtieth annual $250,000 match with 12 gamers and one different eligible participant. prairie bayoua part of the 4 Stakes General Championship.
The Artificial Championship, with a complete prize pool value $1 million, will spotlight the Turfway Park Vacation Meet. First posted at 5:55 PM ET, with the 1-mile Prairie Bayou as Race 8 at 9:25 PM ET.
The cardboard additionally features a $250,000 Vacation Cheer, a $250,000 Vacation Inaugural, and a $250,000 My Charmer.
Encino, skilled by Brad Cox, gained by one size on this Tapeta floor in final yr’s John Battaglia Memorial (listed). He adopted up that effort with a gate-to-wire win within the Lexington (G3) at Keeneland earlier than lacking the rest of his 3-year-old season as a consequence of damage. Now 4 years outdated, Encino’s wins embrace the Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial at Horseshoe Indianapolis and the Presque Isle Mile at Presque Isle Downs. Flavien Prat mounted and broke from publish 12.
Encino’s high rivals embrace the Bloom Racing steady and True North steady’s Dresden Row, final yr’s runner-up at Prairie Bayou. Skilled in Canada by Lorne Richards, Dresden Row gained the Autumn Stakes (G3) at Woodbine final month by 1 3/4 lengths. The four-year-old son of Lord Nelson has a report of 15:6-5-1, highlighted by wins within the Ontario Derby (G3) and Durham Cup (G3). Common rider Ryan Munger will get a name from Publish 5.
Qatar Racing, Fergus Galvin and Marc Detampel’s stakes winner Cameo Efficiency have been additionally entered. Coach Brendan Walsh’s 4-year-old horse completed third within the Autumn Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths. He additionally positioned third within the Muniz Memorial (G2) held on the Fairgrounds and third within the Tapit Stakes (Listed) held at Kentucky Downs. His solely stakes win got here within the Duel Grounds Derby Preview at Ellis Park. Airado Ortiz Jr. rides from publish 3.
| no. | silk | horse/stallion | analysis | Coach/Jockey | final begin | scenario |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wagstaff yorkton | Paul McEntee orlando boca chica | 2025 Ontario Derby G3 third place (108) | I entered | ||
| ultimate race | 2025 Ontario Derby G3 third place (108) | |||||
| 2 | horsepower good samaritan | Joseph Orseno samuel marin | third Place, 2025 Artie Schiller LS | I entered | ||
| ultimate race | third Place, 2025 Artie Schiller LS | |||||
| 3 | cameo look oscar efficiency | 6.44 | brendan walsh Airado Ortiz Jr. | Fall 2025 G3 third place (124) | I entered | |
| ultimate race | Fall 2025 G3 third place (124) | |||||
| 4 |  | Theismann high quality highway | peter arton Danny Sheehy | 1st place (127), KEE ALW (2025/10/18-R8) | I entered | |
| ultimate race | 1st place (127), KEE ALW (2025/10/18-R8) | |||||
| 5 | dresden row Lord Nelson | 6.47 | lorne richards ryan munger | Fall 2025 G3 1st (127) | I entered | |
| ultimate race | Fall 2025 G3 1st (127) | |||||
| 6 | Greatest Actor Award extra flat | 5.23 | ed moger jr. Rodolfo Guerra | 4th place (105), CD AOC (2025/11/21-R9) | I entered | |
| ultimate race | 4th place (105), CD AOC (2025/11/21-R9) | |||||
| 7 | 4 hundred battle entrance | 6.12 | Fausto Gutierrez Julian Leparoo | sixth place (120), 2025 River Metropolis G3 | I entered | |
| ultimate race | sixth place (120), 2025 River Metropolis G3 | |||||
| 8 | Pilgrimage collected | 6.06 | chris hartman joseph ramos | eighth place (90), CD name (2025/11/27-R7) | I entered | |
| ultimate race | eighth place (90), CD name (2025/11/27-R7) | |||||
| 9 | Otago Speightstown | 4.45 | kelsey danner Adam Besitsa | 2nd Place, 2025 Artie Schiller LS | I entered | |
| ultimate race | 2nd Place, 2025 Artie Schiller LS | |||||
| 10 | chiron proton | Richard Estvanko Gabriel Saez | fifth place (93), PID AOC (06/23/2025-R5) | I entered | ||
| ultimate race | fifth place (93), PID AOC (06/23/2025-R5) | |||||
| 11 | unfriendly rage upstart | 5.91 | Glenn Wismer Luan Machado | seventh place (87), 2025 Ack Ack G3 | I entered | |
| ultimate race | seventh place (87), 2025 Ack Ack G3 | |||||
| 12 | encino Nyquist | 6.82 | brad cox Flavien Prat | ninth place (108), 2025 River Metropolis G3 | I entered | |
| ultimate race | ninth place (108), 2025 River Metropolis G3 | |||||
| 13 | | naptown Mannings | Jose Magana Victor Carrasco | 2nd place (117), 2025 Knickerbocker LS | I entered | |
| ultimate race | 2nd place (117), 2025 Knickerbocker LS | |||||
