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:
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Lambeth | Joe Sharp | Jose Ortiz | 122 lbs. |
| 2 | Honor Marie | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis | 122 |
| 3 | Bracket Buster | Vicki Oliver | John Velazquez | 118 |
| 4 | Dilger (IRE) | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Flavien Prat | 122 |
| 5 | Moonlight | Chris Block | Tyler Gaffalione | 122 |
| 6 | Rattle N Roll | Kenny McPeek | Emmanuel Esquivel | 122 |
| 7 | Best Actor | Ed Moger Jr. | Luan Machado | 122 |
| 8 | Prince of Power | Jesus Esquivel | Javier Padron-Barcenas | 122 |
| 9 | Dragoon Guard | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 122 |
| 10 | Gosger | Brendan Walsh | Luis Saez | 118 |
| 11 | Hit Show | Brad Cox | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 126 |