The Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Turfway Park | BloodHorse.com Track Profile">Turfway Park brings together a talented cast of 3-year-old fillies, headlined by Map of the Moon and Dame Laura, who aims to be the second filly to earn Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifying points for her connections.
The $175,000 event is slated for Feb. 20 and will be contested at a mile over the synthetic surface.
Dame Laura, the morning-line favorite at 2-1, most recently won at Turfway in an allowance optional claiming race Jan. 9, taking the mile contest by 5 3/4 lengths. Owned and bred by Godolphin and trained by Brendan Walsh, the connections have already earned qualifying points with Rachel Alexandra victress Bella Ballerina. Qualifying points are awarded on a 20-10-6-4-2 basis to the top five finishers in Friday's race.
Map of the Moon, trained by Kelsey Danner, is coming off a 1 3/4 length win in the Jan. 1 Gowell Stakes in her first start at Turfway and is the 3-1 second choice on the morning line. The 3-year-old daughter of Liam's Map has a perfect record, winning her first three starts. Owned by NBS Stables, she races beyond 6 furlongs for the first time. Her first two starts came on turf.
The field of 11 also included the John Ennis trainee, Coco Connect. She enters off a victory in the Feb. 7 Valdale Stakes at Turfway. The daughter of Connect has won three of her five career starts and remains undefeated in two appearances at Turfway.
Entries: Cincinnati Trophy S.
Turfway Park, Friday, February 20, 2026, Race 9
- STK
- 1m
- All Weather Track
- $175,000
- 3 yo Fillies
- 9:55 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Resplendence (KY) | Alberto Burgos | 122 | Paulo H. Lobo | 12/1 |
| 2 | 2Lovely Grey (KY) | Joseph D. Ramos | 122 | Kelsey Danner | 10/1 |
| 3 | 3Coco Connect (KY) | Alex Achard | 122 | John Ennis | 7/2 |
| 4 | 4Rip Current (KY) | Walter A. Rodriguez | 122 | Paulo H. Lobo | 12/1 |
| 5 | 5Belle of the Barn (ON) | Dylan MacHado | 122 | Caio Caramori | 15/1 |
| 6 | 6Easter Promise (KY) | Antioco Murgia | 122 | Justin Wojczynski | 30/1 |
| 7 | 7Emily's Joy (KY) | Martin Garcia | 122 | Israel Acevedo | 30/1 |
| 8 | 8Dame Laura (KY) | Edgar Morales | 122 | Brendan P. Walsh | 2/1 |
| 9 | 9Wonzee Weather (KY) | Luan Machado | 122 | Darrin Miller | 20/1 |
| 10 | 10Map of the Moon (KY) | Victor R. Carrasco | 122 | Kelsey Danner | 3/1 |
| 11 | 11Resist (KY) | Irving Moncada | 122 | Thomas Drury, Jr. | 10/1 |
