John Battaglia Memorial, Cincinnati Trophy top weekend at Turfway

Feb 17, 2026 Brisnet.com Staff

Two-time stakes winner Street Beast will step onto the Road to the Kentucky Derby when he leads an oversubscribed field of 13 three-year-olds entered in Saturday's $175,000 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park.

The 1 1/16-mile race will award qualifying points to the top five finishers on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale toward a spot in the starting gate for the 152nd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1).

Street Beast will make his second start as a three-year-old after winning the Jan. 17 Leonatus S. by a length under jockey Luan Machado. Trained by Ben Colebrook, Street Beast was a two-time winner at Kentucky Downs over an 11-day span, breaking his maiden Aug. 28 before capturing the Juvenile Mile by seven lengths.

Another stakes winner in the field is Attfield. Winner of the Central Park S. in November at Aqueduct, Attfield is set to make his seasonal debut in the Battaglia Memorial. Trained by Tom Morley, he broke his maiden on debut at Saratoga and then finished third in the Futurity (G3).

Grade 1-placed Two Out Hero drew post 12. A son of War Front, Two Out Hero broke his maiden on debut at Woodbine by 12 lengths, then followed that performance with a 1 1/2-length victory in the Soaring Free S. In his third start, Two Out Hero finished third behind Argos and Wild Desert in the Summer (G1).

Texas Turf Mile winner Aces Honor will compete over the Tapeta for the first time in Saturday's race. Aces Honor broke his maiden at third asking on turf at Fair Grounds before going gate-to-wire over a yielding surface at Sam Houston.

On Friday night, Gowell S. winner Map of the Moon leads a field of 11 three-year-old fillies entered in the $175,000 Cincinnati Trophy over one mile, which offers Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifying points of 20-10-6-4-2 to the top five finishers.

Map of the Moon is undefeated from three starts. The daughter of Liam's Map broke her maiden on debut at Keeneland, then won the Stewart Manor S. at Aqueduct prior to her victory in the Gowell on Jan. 1.

Making her stakes debut in the Cincinnati Trophy is Dame Laura, who scored a powerful 5 3/4-length allowance victory on Jan. 9 at Turfway. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Dame Laura was a debut winner in late August at Horseshoe Indianapolis, then finished second to Sister Troienne in an allowance race at Keeneland and troubled third in an allowance contest at Churchill Downs.

The Cincinnati Trophy field also includes Valdale S. winner Coco Connect and the undefeated Resist.

The scheduled post times for both the Cincinnati Trophy and John Battaglia Memorial will be 9:55 p.m. ET on their respective nights. Both races can be watched and wagered on at TwinSpires.com.