Irish War Cry ready for Penn Derby

Stylish Wildcat held off Taletobetold by a neck Friday in the $114,900 Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes for fillies and mares at Keeneland. Stylish Wildcat, the 4-year-old daughter of Forest Wildcat ridden by Garrett Gomez, ran 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf course in 1:03.71 and paid $7.40, $5 and $3.60.

Diamond Stripes and Magna Graduate will take their next steps toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic when they face off in the $500,000 Meadowlands Cup on Friday night. The Grade 2 event is one of the last major preps for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Oct. 26-27 at Monmouth Park. Diamond Stripes, who has won four of seven career starts, was the early favorite in the field of seven.

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