Aspenite, who narrowly lost the $250,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sales allowance race on opening day of the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs, runs back 11 days later in Sunday’s $500,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile.
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Owned by Kentucky Downs co-managing partner Ron Winchell, Aspenite set the pace before settling to fourth in his debut at Saratoga in a mile maiden race that came off the turf.
He set the pace again in the Kentucky Downs allowance race, leading by three lengths at the eighth-pole before finishing second by a half-length to Coin Miner.
Cristian Torres picks up the mount for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen.
Saffie Joseph sends out Ken Ramsey’s Billy the Greek, who boasts a nose win at Saratoga in a maiden race and a fourth in the Skidmore, both races taken off the turf.
Tyler Gaffalione will be aboard.
Others in the full field of 12 include maiden winners from a variety of tracks:
- Sambalover (at Horseshoe Indy)
- Tough Little Nut (Hawthorne)
- Legal Titan (Ellis Park)
- Rose Collector (Monmouth Park)
- Value Engineer (Horseshoe Indy)
- Blue Eyed George (Ellis)
- Good Bali (Ellis)
- Mozlzil (Ellis)
- Baytown Parfait (in a $50,000 maiden-claiming race at Ellis Park)
Gamblin George, fifth in his only start at Colonial Downs, completes the field.
