Racing

Grade 1 Winner Ag Bullet Leads Field for $400,000 Franklin Oct. 11 at Keeneland

Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran’s Ag Bullet headlines a field of eight entered Sunday for the 30th running of the $400,000 Franklin (G2) at 5½ furlongs on the turf on Sunday, Oct. 11 at Keeneland.

Trained by Richard Baltas, the 6-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy won the Jaipur (G1) in 2025 and finished second in this year’s renewal. Ag Bullet returns to Keeneland for the first time since finishing fourth in the First Lady (G1) at the 2024 Fall Meet. 

The Franklin highlights Sunday’s nine-race program as the eighth race.

The field for the Franklin, with trainers, jockeys and weights from the rail out, are: 

Sunday, Oct. 11 — Race 8, 4:44 p.m. — $400,000 Franklin (G2), 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 5½ furlongs (turf):

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1UshaBob BaffertFlavien Prat121 lbs.
2ItzelJohn EnnisEdgar Morales121
3Time to DazzleMark CasseIrad Ortiz Jr.121
4PonderingBrendan WalshLuis Saez121
5Shoot It TrueWesley WardYedsit Hazlewood121
6Kehoe BeachWesley WardJose Ortiz121
7Ag BulletRichard BaltasJohn Velazquez121
8Movin’ On UpSaffie Joseph Jr.Tyler Gaffalione121