Possiblemente takes Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint
Watch the full race of the 2026 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint at the Nashville derby, part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.
Video Transcript
Six furlongs for the first graded stakes of the afternoon, the first of many.
Racing, Golden Afternoon is away in a big hurry, with Posiblemente.
Usually Wrong is showing plenty of early zip, and Mondo Gets Buckets is going through along the inside.
It's Mondo Gets Buckets at the 5/8 pole, reaching a half-length lead over Posiblemente.
They're followed by Usually Wrong, and wide around is John the Beer Man.
He's posted four and five, wide a length and a half off the pace.
Golden Afternoon drifting back to fifth.
A gap of two lengths to the second half of the field, headed by We're in Trouble.
My Boy Prince one off the fence, the bright pink with black cap.
Durant plotting a wide course by the 3/8 pole.
And then comes Let My People Go, and back towards the rear is Beach Gold.
Oh Kiro last turn for home.
At the quarter pole, Posiblemente on the outside of Mondo Gets Buckets, one length in front of Usually Wrong.
Golden Afternoon, We're in Trouble blocked on the inside.
John the Beer Man is wider on the course.
He's in a bumping duel with My Boy Prince.
Past the 8 pole, Posiblemente, Golden Afternoon.
Now We're in Trouble tries to come on through a late opening from My Boy Prince, but it's Posiblemente.
Posiblemente beating Golden Afternoon.
Third's between Mondo Gets Buckets and We're in Trouble.
Jose Ortiz has won with 8 of his past 13 mounts.
I tell you, he'd win on a broomstick.
Kentucky Derby-winning jockey is absolutely on fire this year as he guides Posiblemente to victory in a Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint.
Always prominent, in a very good position, not on the lead, but not far off of it.
Jose's got this.
This is, I think it's his third winner today, just this afternoon, and it's certainly his year.
Posiblemente winning his fourth race of the year.
As I said earlier, ultra consistent.
That's nine wins at the meet now already.
The fourth day of racing, we're not even three quarters of the way through the card today, and he's got nine wins.
But r- he's running away with the jockey standings right now.
So Posiblemente ran well, obviously.
Congratulations, Brittany, on your long shot there, who finished second, Golden Afternoon.
John the Beer Man, we expected John the Beer Man to be in front.
Now, whether he broke a step slowly or whether it was a change in strategy because speed wasn't holding very well, so far at the Kentucky Downs, w- for whatever reason, he's back off the pace a little bit.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
He didn't seem to like it.
No, Kendrick Carmouche, his jockey, took a hold of him.
He had to stout hold him going into that far turn.
Definitely a change in plans.
The horse kinda gave it up on him.
He, then he give it, gave his head back, asking him for more run, but the damage was done then.
John the Beer Man did not like being restrained, off the early lead.
And being caught four and five wide around the turn- Didn't help certainly didn't help him either.
Turning back in distance certainly did.
Found his spot in the Breeder's Cup Turf Sprint with a victory here.
Big congratulations to trainer Joe Sharp.
It's been a tough meet thus far for him here at Kentucky Downs.
He does point a lot of his horses here.
A big victory for this six-year-old to take home the stakes win, $1.75 million, and does get that full prize pool as he is a Kentucky bred.
So 11 victories in 34 starts for Posiblemente
