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Defending Champ Hit Show Headlines Deep Field For Hagyard Fayette

Wathnan Racing’s Hit Show, winner of this spring’s Dubai World Cup (G1) Sponsored by Emirates Airline, headlines a deep field of 11 3-year-olds and up entered today for next Saturday’s 68th running of the $350,000 Hagyard Fayette (G3) going a mile and an eighth on the main track.

Trained by Brad Cox, Hit Show won the Hagyard Fayette last year and most recently was fourth in the Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs on Sept. 27. Only Royal Harmony (1969-1971) has won this race in consecutive years. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount from post 11.

Three-year-olds have won this race 10 times, most recently Blame in 2009. Two 3-year-olds were entered today headed by Harvey A. Clarke Racing Stables’ Gosger, runner-up in the Preakness (G1) and NYRA Bets Haskell (G1) for trainer Brendan Walsh. Luis Saez has the mount from post 10.

The other 3-year-old in the field is BBN Racing’s Bracket Buster, winner of the recent Oklahoma Derby (G3) and runner-up in the DraftKings Travers (G1). John Velazquez has the mount from post 3.

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The field for the Hagyard Fayette, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, is: 

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1LambethJoe SharpJose Ortiz122 lbs.
2Honor MarieWhit BeckmanBen Curtis122
3Bracket BusterVicki OliverJohn Velazquez118
4Dilger (IRE)Saffie Joseph Jr.Flavien Prat122
5MoonlightChris BlockTyler Gaffalione122
6Rattle N RollKenny McPeekEmmanuel Esquivel122
7Best ActorEd Moger Jr.Luan Machado122
8Prince of PowerJesus EsquivelJavier Padron-Barcenas122
9Dragoon GuardBrad CoxFlorent Geroux122
10GosgerBrendan WalshLuis Saez118
11Hit ShowBrad CoxIrad Ortiz Jr.126