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Keeneland Race 8 — October 2, 2026: Results & Replay

Keeneland Race 8 on October 2, 2026. Part of Keeneland Fall Meet 2026. Serenas Ghost won in 1:45.57. Watch the official race replay.

Race Overview

Jessamine S. Presented by Keeneland Sales (Grade II)

Keeneland Fall Meet 2026 →

Race day
Date at the racecourse
Scheduled post time
Racecourse
Keeneland
Lexington, Kentucky
Distance & surface
One And One Sixteenth Miles On The Turf
Racing type
Thoroughbred
Racecard entries
12
As listed on the racecard.
Winner
Serenas Ghost

Keeneland Race 8 Results

Leading finishers

For every finishing position, open the full race chart below. A dash means the placing is not available here.

Keeneland Race 8 results, October 2, 2026
PlaceHorse no.HorseJockey
110Serenas GhostLuis Saez
25Seneca ParkBrian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.
32Mel Went HomeCristian A. Torres

Race Times & Track Conditions

Winning time
1:45.57
Actual start · track local time
4:47
Race distance & surface
One And One Sixteenth Miles On The Turf
Track condition
Good

Other horses that ran

9 - Quibbler , 11 - Elegante Miz , 3 - Monique En Vol , 12 - Mightily , 6 - Glycogen , 1 - Pros and Cons , 4 - Beautiful Harper , 7 - Golden Maiden

Names are not shown in finishing order.

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Race Replay

Keeneland Fall Meet 2026 · Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · Race 8

Serenas Ghost wins the 2026 Jessamine (G2) presented by Keeneland Sales

Official replay · Keeneland · Play here or use full screen.

Entries, Jockeys & Trainers

Morning line odds are the track's pre-race estimates. Weights are shown in pounds.

Entries for Keeneland Race 8, October 2, 2026
Horse no.Starting gateHorseAge / sexJockeyTrainerWeightMorning line odds
11Pros and Cons (FL)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
D. J. Stable, LLC (Leonard C. Green)
Breeder
Vegso Racing Stables, Inc
Pedigree
(Justify - Celestial, by Quality Road)
 2 years · FillyJ L OrtizM E Casse118 lb12/1
22Mel Went Home (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
August Dawn Farm (Duane C. Parcells)
Breeder
Grantley Acres
Pedigree
(Life Is Good - Yesterdayoncemore (IRE), by No Nay Never)
 2 years · FillyC A TorresR Medina118 lb15/1
33Monique En Vol (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola)
Breeder
St. Elias Stables, LLC
Pedigree
(Flightline - Monique's Candy, by Candy Ride (ARG))
 2 years · FillyI Ortiz, Jr.B H Cox118 lb4/1
44Beautiful Harper (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
C R K Stable, LLC (Lee Searing)
Breeder
Parks Investment Group, LLC
Pedigree
(Constitution - March X Press, by Shanghai Bobby)
 2 years · FillyT GaffalioneC DeVaux118 lb15/1
55Seneca Park (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
Holy Cow Stable, LLC (Himanshu H. Shukla)
Breeder
Southern Comfort Farm LLC
Pedigree
(Golden Pal - Wendy Wow, by Invasor (ARG))
 2 years · FillyB J Hernandez, Jr.D Stewart118 lb9/2
66Glycogen (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
Main Line Racing Stable (Lou Bucky) and Avalon Racing Stables (William Schwartz)
Breeder
H. Allen Poindexter
Pedigree
(Jack Christopher - My Sugar Bear, by Giant's Causeway)
 2 years · FillyJ R VelazquezJ C Servis120 lb8/1
77Golden Maiden (NY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
Ravello Racing, LLC (Clint McKinley), MXM Stables (Michael Payne), Clay Brown, Candace Brown and Jacky Brown
Breeder
Everything's Cricket Racing
Pedigree
(Golden Pal - Madita (GER), by Soldier Hollow (GB))
 2 years · FillyE EsquivelK G McPeek118 lb12/1
99Quibbler (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
Glencrest Farm, LLC (Deuce Greathouse), 30A Thoroughbreds (Ryan Templeton) and Seth Eskind
Breeder
Jim Daniell & Donna Daniell
Pedigree
(Epicenter - Hassler (IRE), by War Front)
 2 years · FillyJ A TorresR Mott118 lb15/1
1010Serenas Ghost (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
Moving Forward Racing, LLC (Joni Butzow)
Breeder
Barry Butzow & Joni Butzow
Pedigree
(Girvin - Sirenusa, by Tiznow)
 2 years · FillyL SaezJ Sharp118 lb10/1
1111Elegante Miz (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
Deb Morgan and Patrick L. Biancone Racing, LLC (Patrick L. Biancone)
Breeder
Rowland Hancock TB-LLC
Pedigree
(Golden Pal - Miz Ida, by Proud Citizen)
 2 years · FillyK J AsmussenP L Biancone118 lb8/1
1212Mightily (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
Owner
Hayden Noriega, Jeremiah O'Dwyer and Delia Nash
Breeder
Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider
Pedigree
(War of Will - Might, by Arch)
 2 years · FillyL MachadoJ O'Dwyer118 lb15/1
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Race Conditions & Prize Money

Prize money
$400,000
Race type
Stakes
Eligible ages
Two Year Old
Eligible horses
Fillies

Who can enter this race?

Purse $400,000. One And One Sixteenth Miles. (Turf) (Rail at 10 Feet) (Includes $100,000 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Fillies, Two Years Old.

Scratches & Changes

Withdrawn horses

Lucky Bernadine (Stakes Scratch)

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