Turnerloose Tops 46 Nominations For JPMorgan Chase Jessamine

Dawn and Ike Thrash’s undefeated Turnerloose heads a list of 46 2-year-old fillies nominated to the 31^st running of the $200,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (G2) to be run Wednesday, Oct. 13.

The JPMorgan Chase Jessamine, run at 1 1/16 miles on the Keeneland turf course, is a “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) to be held Nov. 5 at Del Mar.

Trained by Brad Cox, Turnerloose won at first asking at Ellis Park in July and then romped to a 5-length victory in the 1-mile, $500,000 Aristocrat Juvenile Fillies (L) at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 6.

Also nominated is another Kentucky Downs stakes winner, Runnymede Farm, Peter Callahan and Chris Zinkhan’s Koala Princess. Trained by Arnaud Delacour, Koala Princess also is unbeaten in two starts and in her most recent outing won the $500,000 Ainsworth going 6½ furlongs.