Not This Time’s Imaginationthelady Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth In Jessamine Stakes At Keeneland

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With a strong field assembled for the GII Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland on Friday afternoon, Imaginationthelady (Not This Time–Romanticism, by War Front) got up to take the race and earn a ticket to the GI John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar at the end of the month.

The filly was stout scoring on debut at Kentucky Downs Sept. 4, but she was overlooked by the bettors as a 10-1 shot here. Most of the public's money was directed at 'TDN Rising Star', presented by Hagyard, Time to Dream (Not This Time), who was even-money.

The Brendan Walsh trainee was forwardly placed after the bell and expert rider Frankie Dettori kept his mount in the mix up the backstretch and around the far turn. When he asked for more speed entering the lane, the 2-year-old responded, seized the lead inside the final sixteenth and received a trip to the new stakes winner's circle in the paddock at Keeneland.

It was a Not This Time Trifecta for the sire, as Infinite Sky was the runner-up and Time to Dream was third.

Friday, Keeneland
JESSAMINE S. PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SALES-GII, $398,750, Keeneland, 10-3, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.61, fm.
1–IMAGINATIONTHELADY, 118, f, 2, by Not This Time
                1st Dam: Romanticism, by War Front
                2nd Dam: Sightseek, by Distant View
                3rd Dam: Viviana, by Nureyev
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($300,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). O-Mark Dobbin; B-Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh; J-Lanfranco Dettori. $229,400. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $331,400. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Infinite Sky, 118, f, 2, Not This Time–Sky Painter, by Street Cry (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $74,000.
3–Time to Dream, 120, f, 2, Not This Time–Wild Silk, by Street Sense. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($750,000 Ylg '24 FTSAUG). O-Repole Stable; B-Maggie Gieseke (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $37,000.
Margins: 1, NO, NK. Odds: 10.08, 21.61, 1.03.
Also Ran: Soloist, Lit Ship, Aggressive Lime, Carolyncaroline, Loveliest, Red Beretta, Mackinac, Victor Help Me. Scratched: Diablo Shiraz, Dyna, Rose Room.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

The future is bright for Imaginationthelady! She books her ticket to the @JohnDeere #BreedersCup Juvenile Fillies Turf!

Jockey: Lanfranco Dettori
Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh
Owner: Mark Dobbin
Breeder: Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stablespic.twitter.com/TAnl5bXXos

— Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) October 3, 2025

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