BC Stables, Wattswood Stables, Bob Albritton, Jay Graham and David Baggett’s Summer Starlet, dominating winner of the Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, headlines a field of eight entered Monday for Friday’s 75th running of the $650,000 Darley Alcibiades.
The 1 1/16-mile Alcibiades is one of three stakes on Friday’s 10-race opening-day program of the 17-day Fall Meet. The season runs through Saturday, Oct. 24.
In the other two Friday stakes:
The 174th running of the Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2) drew a field of 11. The field is headed by Fleur de Lis Stables, William S. Sparks and Bret Jones’ Hymn, winner of the Forego (G1) at Saratoga in his most recent start, and Qatar Racing LLC and Mrs. Fitriani Hay’s Nakatomi, the defending champion who also finished second in 2023 and 2024.
The 36th running of the Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland Sales drew a field of 12. The field is led by Main Line Racing Stable and Avalon Racing Stable’s Glycogen, winner of the P.G. Johnson (L) at Saratoga in her last start.
The fields for the three opening-day stakes, with trainers, jockeys and weights from the rail out, are:
Race 7, 4:12 p.m. -- $400,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2), 3-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs, “Win and You’re In” race for the $2 million Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Mad House | David VanWinkle | Sonny Leon | 121 |
| 2 | Booth | Steve Asmussen | Jose Ortiz | 121 |
| 3 | Little Thunder | Tim Hamm | John Velazquez | 121 |
| 4 | Verifire | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 121 |
| 5 | Classic of Course | Patrick Biancone | Luis Saez | 121 |
| 6 | Viking | David Fawkes | Tyler Gaffalione | 121 |
| 7 | C K Wonder | Dale Romans | Luan Machado | 121 |
| 8 | Hymn | Ron Moquett | Rafael Bejarano | 125 |
| 9 | Jack’s Promise | Dale Romans | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 121 |
| 10 | Nakatomi | Wesley Ward | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 121 |
| 11 | Here Mi Song | William Stinson Jr. | Edgar Morales | 121 |
Race 8, 4:44 p.m. -- $400,000 Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland Sales, 2-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles (turf), “Win and You’re In” race for the $1 million John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Pros and Cons | Mark Casse | Jose Ortiz | 118 lbs. |
| 2 | Mel Went Home | Robbie Medina | Cristian Torres | 118 |
| 3 | Monique En Vol | Brad Cox | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 118 |
| 4 | Beautiful Harper | Cherie DeVaux | Tyler Gaffalione | 118 |
| 5 | Seneca Park | Dallas Stewart | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 118 |
| 6 | Glycogen | John Servis | John Velazquez | 120 |
| 7 | Golden Maiden | Kenny McPeek | Emmanuel Esquivel | 118 |
| 8 | Lucky Bernadine | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 118 |
| 9 | Quibbler | Riley Mott | Jaime Torres | 118 |
| 10 | Serenas Ghost | Joe Sharp | Luis Saez | 118 |
| 11 | Elegante Miz | Patrick Biancone | Keith Asmussen | 118 |
| 12 | Mightily | Jeremiah O’Dwyer | Luan Machado | 118 |
Race 9, 5:16 p.m. -- $650,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1), 2-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles, “Win and You’re In” race for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1):
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
| 1 | Emphatic | Brendan Walsh | Tyler Gaffalione | 122 |
| 2 | For the Money | Rohan Crichton | Rafael Bejarano | 122 |
| 3 | Ever Forward | Brendan Walsh | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 122 |
| 4 | Oh She Said Yes | Kenny McPeek | Jareth Loveberry | 122 |
| 5 | Summer Starlet | Steve Asmussen | Flavien Prat | 122 |
| 6 | Forever Carina | Chad Brown | Jose Ortiz | 122 |
| 7 | High Speed Reed | Mark Casse | John Velazquez | 122 |
| 8 | Elewene | Dale Romans | Luis Saez | 122 |