Heavenly Love Wins Darley Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland Racecourse
The $400,000 G1 Darley Alcibiades Stakes was run Friday, October 6 at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Two-year-old fillies were featured when they lined up on Keeneland's dirt track and raced 1 1/16 miles. Debby Oxley's homebred filly Heavenly Love proved much the best on the day, dominating the field by an impressive 5 1/2 lengths at 5-1 odds. Heavenly Love gained an automatic berth into the 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with the win. 3-2 favorite Princess Warrior finished second in the field of 10 while 14-1 shot Dancing held on for third. Sassy Sienna was fourth with 7-2 second choice Kelly's Humor, Bet She Wins, Caroline the Great, Arabella Bella, Over Thinking and Pacific Gale completing the order of finish.
2017 Darley Alcibiades Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Heavenly Love | Julien R. Leparoux | 13.40 | 5.80 | 4.40 |
| 1 | Princess Warrior | Brian J. Hernandez, Jr. | 3.40 | 3.00 | |
| 8 | Dancing | Manuel Franco | 6.60 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (9-1) Paid: $48.80
- $1 Trifecta (9-1-8) Paid: $171.00
- $1 Superfecta (9-1-8-10) Paid: $1,124.80
- $1 Pentafecta (9-1-8-10-7) Paid: $8,095.80
- $2 Daily Double (11/9) Paid: $59.40
- $1 Pick 3 (8/11/9) Paid: $359.30
