Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Winner Fire At Will Headlines Kentucky Utilities Transylvania

Three Diamonds Farm’s Fire At Will, winner of last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) here, will face five rivals in Friday’s 33^rd running of the $150,000 Kentucky Utilities Transylvania (G3) for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. 

The Transylvania will go as the ninth race with a 5:30 p.m. post time. 

Trained by Mike Maker, who saddled Field Pass to a victory in the 2020 Transylvania, Fire At Will returns to the turf after finishing eighth in the Fountain of Youth (G2) on dirt in his most recent start. Tyler Gaffalione has the mount and will break from post position four. 

Top threats to Fire At Will could come from Bantry Farms’ Barrister Tom, winner of the More Than Ready Juvenile at Kentucky Downs last fall, and Stuart Janney III’s Scarlett Sky, runner-up in the Palm Beach (L) at Gulfstream Park in his most recent start. 

Trained by Michael Ewing, Barrister Tom will be making his 2021 debut and break from post five under Drayden Van Dyke.  

Joel Rosario has the mount on Scarlett Sky and will break from post one for trainer Shug McGaughey, who won the 2011 Transylvania with Air Support. 

The field for the Transylvania, with riders and weights from the inside, is: Scarlett Sky (Rosario, 118 pounds), Palazzi(Chris Landeros, 120), Breadman (Luis Saez, 118), Fire At Will (Gaffalione, 123), Barrister Tom (Van Dyke, 120) andEarls Rock (IRE) (Florent Geroux, 120).