Lord Nelson stretches back out for Kentucky Jockey Club

Imperia and International Star move to the dirt after they both ran up the

track in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last time. Imperia, who missed by less

than a four lengths after a rough trip in the stretch, previously took the

Pilgrim at Belmont on the grass and makes his dirt debut Saturday. International

Star, who finished one position ahead of Imperia in the Juvenile Turf,

previously landed the Grey over Woodbine's Polytrack and was second in his only

prior attempt on dirt.

El Kabeir, one of the more noteworthy maiden winners during the Saratoga meet

when he waltzed home by 10 3/4 lengths, enters the Kentucky Jockey Club off a

distant second-place finish in the Nashua at Aqueduct, a race contested over a

one-turn mile in the mud.

Others of note are Sky Hero and Eagle, who landed first-level allowances at

Churchill and Keeneland, respectively, in the most recent outings; Flashaway,

runner-up to Sky Hero in his dirt debut; and Jumpin Jac Flash, a five-length

maiden winner last out for trainer Kenny McPeek.

A dozen two-year-old fillies will also travel 1 1/16 miles in the Grade 2,

$200,000

Golden Rod. The likely favorites include the undefeated West Coast Belle, a

6 3/4-length winner of the $62,000 Rags to Riches at Churchill last month, and

wire-to-wire Pocahontas winner Cristina's Journey, who finished 11th of 12 in

the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies last out.

Another intriguing entry is No Fault of Mine, who romped by 4 1/2 lengths in

her Arlington debut on Polytrack in late September. The Chris Block trainee is

by Blame, who famously landed the Breeders' Cup Classic and Clark Handicap over

Churchill's main track.

McPeek saddles two stakes newcomers in the Golden Rod. Keeneland graduate I'm

a Chatterbox adds Lasix after showing speed and fading to third behind returning

rival Simply Confection in a course-and-distance allowance. Previously, Simply

Confection was a distant second to West Coast Belle in the one-mile Rags to

Riches.

Kathballu, the other McPeek entry, is one of several recent graduates who

might factor with rapid progression. Also in that category are Martz and Jojo's

Melody.

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