Terry Stephens’ popular Chunk of Gold has compiled a solid resume with his lone off-the-board finish in eight starts coming with a ninth-place showing in the Kentucky Derby (G1) Presented by Woodford Reserve in May.

On Saturday morning, the West Virginia Derby (G3) winner had a test run over the Keeneland turf course going a half-mile in :50.20.

“There are not a lot of races for straight 3-year-olds left this year, and this is an experiment,” trainer Ethan West said Sunday morning. “Hopefully I can get him in an allowance race or the ($600,000) Bryan Station (G3).”

The Bryan Station, contested at a mile on the turf, is one of three stakes to be run on the Oct. 25 closing day of the Fall Meet.

Runner-up in the Risen Star (G2), the Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) and the Ohio Derby (G3) as well as two other stakes, Chunk of Gold has earned $730,800 in 2025. Should he go in the Bryan Station and win, he would close in on millionaire status.

“The plan is to bring him back as a 4-year-old,” West said. “After this, we will give him a break and freshen him up for next year.”