Dahman’s Bottas (Vekoma- Iadorakid, by Lemon Drop Kid) rallied inside the sixteenth pole for his third straight stakes victory in Keeneland’s closing-day featured $400,000 Bryan Station (G2) on Oct. 24, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
The 3-year-old son of Vekoma notched a 2 ¼-length victory to give trainer Miguel Clement his first stakes win at Keeneland. Bottas added the Bryan Station to his victories in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) at Saratoga and the Gun Runner at Kentucky Downs.
“Miguel (Clement) and his team have done an outstanding job with him. He’s now three-for-three (in graded stakes) and I think he’s really coming into his own,” Case Clay of Case Clay Thoroughbred Management, representing winning owner Dahman, told Keeneland publicity. “We’re very much (looking forward to his 4-year-old season).”
Bottas was a $300,000 purchase by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Paul Sharp after breezing in :10 1/5.
The Keeneland card on Oct. 24 also saw Paradise Farms Corp. and Case Chambers’ Willy D’s (Lookin At Lucky-Boston Mine, by Mineshaft) win his third graded stakes of 2026 by taking the $350,000 Fayette (G3).
Trained by Mike Maker, Willy D’s added the Fayette to his victory last time out in the Charles Town Classic (G2) and the Kentucky Cup Classic (G3) in March at Turfway while boosting his earnings to $1,734,021. Willy D’s was purchased for $60,000 by Greg Compton, agent for Danny W. Brown at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Woodside Ranch consignment after breezing in :22 1/5.
At Belmont Park Oct. 25, NBS Stable’s Ground Support (Army Mule-Arch Support, by Arch) earned her second career graded score with a dominant victory in the first division of the Grade 3, $200,000 Glen Cove.
Trained by Kelsey Danner, Ground Support previously scored in the Grade 2 Miss Grillo last October before running third in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar. She was offered at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the consignment Tom McCrocklin but failed to meet her reserve after breezing in :21 1/5.
The Oct. 24 card at Belmont Park saw Michael Dubb’s Sculcos Folly (Redesdale- Cool Johanna, by Johannesburg) stalk and pounce his way to a score in the $200,000 Hudson Stakes as part of the Empire Showcase Day program.
Trained by Rick Dutrow, Jr., the 3-year-old son of Redesdale notched a two-length win. He was a $70,000 purchase by Chad Schumer at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Omar Ramirez Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Belmont Park Oct. 23, Speedway Stables’ Epic Style (Good Magic—Final Mesa, by Sky Mesa) arrived in the final jumps to capture the first division of $175,000 Perfect String.
Trained by Michael Stidham, the 4-year-old daughter of Good Magic has now won three straight races. Epic Style was purchased by her owners for $300,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Albuquerque Oct. 24, Arnold Bennewith, Clayton Wiest, and Rick Wiest’s Eternal Legacy (Maximus Mischief—Field of Flowers, by City Zip) won the $65,000 Manzano Stakes by 4 3/4 lengths. Trained by Robertino Diodoro, he was purchased by Nick Hines, agent for $240,000 at the 2026 OBS June Sale from the consignment of Randy Miles after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Mahoning Valley Race Course Oct. 24, Emcee Stable’s Panda Listen (Tiz the Law—Lightning Lucy, by Giant’s Causeway) rolled to an 11 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Best of Ohio John W. Galbreath Stakes. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Panda Listen was purchased by Corbin Blumberg, agent for $200,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Grade One Investments consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.