Trainer

Jonathan Thomas

5 starters today at Keeneland, BC, BCA, BCT

Today's starters

Post (ET)RaceHorseM/LModel winJockey
1:05 PMKEE R3#4 Observed8-17%Luis Saez
5:35 PMBC R5#15 Popcorn20-14%Manuel Franco
5:35 PMKEE R10#15 Popcorn20-14%Manuel Franco
8:35 PMBCA R3#15 Popcorn20-14%Manuel Franco
8:35 PMBCT R1#15 Popcorn20-14%Manuel Franco

Model win chance is the card model on each race page; the morning-line favourite wins more often than our top-ranked horse.

This meet

Keeneland

SurfaceWonStartsWin rate
Dirt01too few to rate
Turf02too few to rate
All surfaces03too few to rate

Starts at the same track in the 45 days before today, the window the race pages call “this meet.” Under 8 starts we show the count only; under 30, rates move a lot and are tagged.

Last 12 months by race type

Race typeWonStartsWin rate1st–3rd
Graded stakes72726% small sample52%
Other stakes71258% small sample75%
Allowance / optional claiming61932% small sample68%
Maiden special weight63020%50%
Claiming $25,000+17too few to rate
Claiming under $25,00003too few to rate
Maiden claiming52619% small sample62%
All3212426%56%

Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.

By situation

SituationStartsWin rate1st–3rd
Routes50823%50%
On turf46723%49%
Shipping in26028%55%
Back from 46–90 days off15521%55%
Won last time11528%58%
Two-year-olds10024%50%
Graded stakes9420%40%
Ungraded stakes6935%61%

The trainer's record in each situation as printed with today's past performances (first-time starters, layoffs, surface and distance switches and so on).

With today's jockeys

JockeyTodayWonStartsWin rate
Luis SaezObserved03too few to rate
Manuel FrancoPopcorn, Popcorn, Popcorn, Popcorn01too few to rate

Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 29, 2026.

Recent starters

DateRaceHorseFinishM/LJockey
10/23KEE R9Essential Lady10th of 108-1Jose Ortiz
10/21KEE R3Lakeville Love5th of 105-1Jose Ortiz
10/12SA R7TirupatiWon of 85-2Jamie Spencer
10/12IND R5Falling CreekWon of 109-2Emmanuel Esquivel
10/11SA R7Brawler7th of 94-1Jamie Spencer
10/11LA R4She's BackWon of 41-1Edgar Payeras
10/4KEE R10Popcorn4th of 106-1Axel Concepcion
10/3SA R5Fully Favorable9th of 930-1Julien Leparoux
9/28IND R2Kaki5th of 65-1Yedsit Hazlewood
9/27RP R12Zihnal2nd of 97-2John Velazquez

The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. M/L is the morning line.

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