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Featured Airdrie Stud Purse at Keeneland
Pick 6 carryover for Friday is $103,127
LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 9, 2025) – Patricia’s Hope, Craftyhorse Racing and Frank Mustari’s Can’t Deny It opened up on the field on the far turn and cruised to a 1 3/4-length victory over favored Litigation to win Thursday afternoon’s featured $140,000 Airdrie Stud Purse for 3-year-olds.
Thursday was the 18th Make-A-Wish Day at Keeneland, which partnered with local Thoroughbred farms and organizations to grant wishes for 10 children. Alog with their families, the children were treated to a VIP experience complete with presenting a trophy after each of the day’s races, meeting jockeys and experiencing all the excitement of the race afternoon.
Can’t Deny It, who was ridden by Jareth Loveberry for trainer Larry Rivelli, completed the 5½ furlongs on a turf course rated as good in 1:03.14.
A Keeneland sales graduate, Can’t Deny It is a Kentucky-bred son of Justify out of the Galileo (IRE) mare Moth (IRE). Coming off a seven-month layoff, Can’t Deny It won for the third time in five starts with Loveberry aboard for each win.
Can’t Deny It returned $13.60, $6.20 and $4.62. Litigation, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, returned $3.48 and $2.76 with Big Boat finishing third under Jose Ortiz and paying $4.96 to show.
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Racing continues Friday with a 10-race program beginning at 1 p.m. ET that features the 31st running of the $400,000 Sycamore (G2) for 3-year-olds and up going 1½ miles on the turf.
Keeneland will offer a Pick 6 carryover of $103,127.
Friday is College Scholarship Day Presented by Lane’s End.