The Fasig-Tipton Silverbulletday Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course is set to be an exciting race, featuring a field of talented 3-year-old fillies competing over a distance of one mile and seventy yards for a purse of $150,000. Here’s a detailed preview of the contenders:
Horses
- Chasten (PP: 1, Jockey: Florent Geroux, Trainer: Brad H. Cox)
- Pedigree: Into Mischief – Lockdown, by First Defence
- Owner: Juddmonte (Prince Fahad bin Khalid)
- Golden Gamble (PP: 2, Jockey: Brian Hernandez, Jr., Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek)
- Pedigree: Laoban – Me and Mine, by Bernardini
- Owner: Fern Circle Stables (Paul Fireman), Cypress Creek Equine (Kevin Moody), Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek)
- Simply Joking (PP: 3, Jockey: Jaime A. Torres, Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman)
- Pedigree: Practical Joke – Imply, by E Dubai
- Owner: Grantley Acres (Geoff Nixon), Ryan Conner, Berkels0813 (Edward C. Schabel)
- Drexel Hill (PP: 4, Jockey: Ben Curtis, Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman)
- Pedigree: Bolt d’Oro – Ascot Walk, by Daaher
- Owner: Legion Racing (Travis Durr)
- California Sunset (PP: 5, Jockey: Joel Rosario, Trainer: Brad H. Cox)
- Pedigree: Quality Road – Regal Beauty, by Malibu Moon
- Owner: Gary and Mary West Owner Link
- Gowells Delight (PP: 6, Jockey: Colby J. Hernandez, Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek)
- Pedigree: Practical Joke – Hello Charlie, by Indian Charlie
- Owner: Fern Circle Stables (Paul Fireman)
- She’s a Swede (PP: 7, Jockey: Luis Saez, Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek)
- Pedigree: American Pharoah – Courteous, by Midnight Lute
- Owner: Milam Farm, LLC (Kim and Michael Dudgeon)
- Bless the Broken (PP: 8, Jockey: Axel Concepcion, Trainer: William Walden)
- Pedigree: Laoban – The Nightingale, by Tapit
- Owner: Cypress Creek Equine, LLC (Kevin Moody)
Equipment Changes
- Drexel Hill will be racing with blinkers on.
Trainers and Owners
- Brad H. Cox is known for his success with fillies, having won the Oaks in 2018 with Monomoy Girl and again in 2020 with Shedaresthedevil.
- Kenneth G. McPeek had a career-best year in 2024, including the rare Kentucky Oaks-Kentucky Derby double with Mystik Dan and Thorpedo Anna.
- D. Whitworth Beckman has been making waves with his trainees, including Simply Joking who overcame a challenging debut to win the Letellier.
Pedigrees
- Chasten is by Into Mischief, a top sire known for producing fast sprinters.
- Golden Gamble is by Laoban, another promising sire.
- Simply Joking and Gowells Delight are both by Practical Joke, a sire known for producing versatile runners.
- California Sunset is by Quality Road, a proven sire of stakes winners.
- She’s a Swede is by American Pharoah, the 2015 Triple Crown winner.
- Bless the Broken is by Laoban, showing potential for improvement.