A competitive field of nine 3-year-olds, including Hawthorne Derby winner Ak Sar Ben Derby, Gun Runner Stakes runner-up Herchee and King’s Plate runner-up My Boy Prince is set to contest the 19th running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes, one of two featured events on an 11-race card next Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Run at 1 1/16 miles on the Matt Winn turf course, the Commonwealth Turf goes as Race 10 with a post time of 5:25 p.m. EST. First post is 1 p.m. EST.

Ontario-bred My Boy Prince, owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse, leads the field with an impressive resumé of 13: 6-3-1 and career earnings of $767,266. The gray son of Cairo Prince was the 3-5 favorite in the prestigious King’s Plate three months ago but finished second and was beaten three-quarters of a length by Caitlinhergrtness. Florent Geroux has the mount on My Boy Prince, who will break from the rail.

Another stakes winner in the field is Ak Sar Ben Derby, who scored a narrow victory over Higgins Boat in the Hawthorne Derby on Oct. 6 at odds of 9-1. Owned by Millard Seldin Revocable Trust and trained by John Ortiz, the gelded son of Tapiture will be ridden by Junior Alvarado from post 4.

Herchee, owned by 100% Racing Stable and trained by Helen Pitts, has been a model of consistency throughout his four-race campaign. Alongside his runner-up finish in the Gun Runner Stakes at Kentucky Downs, the gelded son of Twirling Candy boasts two victories and a third-place finish in the Bryan Station Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Edgar Morales will guide Herchee from post 8.

Post	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start / Next Start	HRN
1		My Boy Prince Cairo Prince	5.77	Mark E. Casse Florent Geroux	9th, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		9th, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
2		Telescopic American Pharoah	0.00	Victoria H. Oliver Luan Machado	5th, KEE ALW (10/25/2024-R5) 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		5th, KEE ALW (10/25/2024-R5) 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
3		Dashman Oscar Performance	5.79	Brian A. Lynch Luis Saez	4th, 2024 Jockey Club Derby G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		4th, 2024 Jockey Club Derby G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
4		Ak Sar Ben Derby Tapiture	0.00	John A. Ortiz Junior Alvarado	1st, 2024 Hawthorne Derby LS 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		1st, 2024 Hawthorne Derby LS 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
5		Piper’s Factor The Factor	0.00	Katerina Vassilieva Brian J. Hernandez, Jr.	6th, 2024 Gio Ponti LS 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		6th, 2024 Gio Ponti LS 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
6		Will Take It Tapit	0.00	Eddie Milligan Jr. Cristian A. Torres	3rd, KEE ALW (10/18/2024-R10) 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		3rd, KEE ALW (10/18/2024-R10) 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
7		Lagynos Kantharos	6.34	Steven M. Asmussen Flavien Prat	5th, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		5th, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
8		Herchee Twirling Candy	5.84	Helen Pitts Edgar Morales	3rd, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		3rd, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
9		Evade Wootton Bassett	5.84	Michael J. Maker Tyler Gaffalione	4th, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		4th, 2024 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2024 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3