Racing

Red-Hot Walsh Enters Trio For Rood & Riddle Dowager

Brendan Walsh, who has seven victories to lead the trainer standings nearing the halfway mark of the 17-day Keeneland Fall Meet, dropped three names into the entry box Sunday morning for next Sunday’s 34th running of the $350,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager (G3) for fillies and mares going 1½ miles on the grass.

Walsh, who won the race in 2022 with Temple City Terror, will send out Spanish Eyes (GER) for Qatar Racing and Michaela Faust; Venencia (FR) for a partnership headed by Bradley Thoroughbreds; and Bless My Stars (SAF) for Team Valor International and Gary Barber.

The field for the Rood & Riddle Dowager, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, is:

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Boss Lady BaileyMike MakerLuis Saez122 lbs.
2Spanish Eyes (GER)Brendan WalshTyler Gaffalione122
3Venencia (FR)Brendan WalshBen Curtis122
4Duvet Day (IRE)Michael McCarthyAxel Concepcion122
5AdrasteiaFergus BogleJaime Torres122
6Vive VeuveJoe SharpIrad Ortiz Jr.122
7Cupids CrushHugh RobertsonNik Juarez122
8Miwa (GB)Joe SharpJose Ortiz122
9Bless My Stars (SAF)Brendan WalshJohn Velazquez122