Grade 1 Winner Ag Bullet Leads Field for $400,000 Franklin Oct. 11 at Keeneland

By Amy Owens —-

For Immediate Release

Grade 1 Winner Ag Bullet Leads Field for $400,000 Franklin
Oct. 11 at Keeneland

LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 4, 2026) – Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran’s Ag Bullet headlines a field of eight entered Sunday for the 30th running of the $400,000 Franklin (G2) at 5½ furlongs on the turf on Sunday, Oct. 11 at Keeneland.

Trained by Richard Baltas, the 6-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy won the Jaipur (G1) in 2025 and finished second in this year’s renewal. Ag Bullet returns to Keeneland for the first time since finishing fourth in the First Lady (G1) at the 2024 Fall Meet.

The Franklin highlights Sunday’s nine-race program as the eighth race.

The field for the Franklin, with trainers, jockeys and weights from the rail out, are:

Sunday, Oct. 11 — Race 8, 4:44 p.m. — $400,000 Franklin (G2), 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 5½ furlongs (turf):

Post Horse Trainer Jockey Weight

1) Usha Bob Baffert Flavien Prat 121 lbs.

2) Itzel John Ennis Edgar Morales 121

3) Time to Dazzle Mark Casse Irad Ortiz Jr. 121

4) Pondering Brendan Walsh Luis Saez 121

5) Shoot It True Wesley Ward Yedsit Hazlewood 121

6) Kehoe Beach Wesley Ward Jose Ortiz 121

7) Ag Bullet Richard Baltas John Velazquez 121

8) Movin’ On Up Saffie Joseph Jr. Tyler Gaffalione 121

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Since its first race meet 90 years ago, the Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. The world’s largest Thoroughbred auction house, Keeneland conducts six sales a year, in January, April, September, October and November. Graduates of Keeneland sales dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. On Oct. 30-31, Keeneland will host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the fourth time, following 2015, 2020 and 2022. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a privately held company with a not-for-profit mission that returns its earnings to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses and millions of dollars donated in support of horse industry initiatives and charitable contributions for education, research, and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. Keeneland also maintains Keeneland Library, a world-renowned public research institution with the mission of preserving information about the Thoroughbred industry. To learn more, visit Keeneland.com.

For more information email Keeneland Communications Associate Amy Owens at aowens@keeneland.com.