Merlin Monroan (Olympiad), despite being the least-experienced runner in the field with just a single start under his belt, took all the money at 9-5 off a one-length debut win going seven furlongs at Kentucky Downs Sept. 9.Getting a traditional course Saturday and the stretch out to 1 1/16 miles at Keeneland, the Michael Maker trainee again opted to take back in this scratched-down group, racing fourth while not far off the pace as Battlefield Hero (War Front) paced the quintet through fractions of :22.92 and :47.91.Holding his position up the backstretch and into the far turn, Merlin Monroan had to lose ground to make a winning move, fanning out to take aim at new leader Admiral's Order (Midshipman). Charging down the outside, he got up just in time to get in a head in front on the line.One of 13 winners in the first crop for his freshman sire (by Speightstown), Merlin Monroan is a half to a trio of stakes horses in Jolting Joe (Mission Impazible), SW, $180,870, Somelikeithotbrown (Big Brown), MGSW & MGISP, $1,712,893 and Lorelei Lee (Nyquist), SW, $252,752. This is also the family of champion 2-year-old colt Stevie Wonderboy (Stephen Got Even).First dam Marilyn Monroan, has a yearling American Pharoah colt and a weanling filly by Seize the Grey. She is due next spring to Locked.3rd-Keeneland, $120,000, Alw, 10-10, (NW2L), 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.23, fm, head.MERLIN MONROAN (c, 2, Olympiad–Marilyn Monroan, by Tapit)Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $176,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.O-Skychai Racing LLC and Sand Dollar Stable LLC; B-Hot Pink Stables (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. (6) Merlin Monroan digs in and takes race 3 in the final strides with @tyler_gaff aboard! (5) Admiral's Order a narrow second and (2) Tolstoy is third. https://t.co/e7HUJDyFQJ— Keeneland Racing (@keenelandracing) October 10, 2026The post Merlin Monroan Stays Perfect With Keeneland Allowance Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.