Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Churchill Downs
TO Elvis nearly sets a track record in the Churchill Downs Stakes, Courtney Snow/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY–Tomoya Ozasa’sT O Elvisexploded from mid pack to destroy a field of top American sprinters with a 3 1/4-length victory overDisruptorin the 91st running of the $1 million Churchill Downs (GI) presented by Ford for 4-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon. Trained by Daisuke Takayanagi and ridden by Ryusei Sakai, T O Elvis completed the seven furlongs over a fast main track in a stakes-record 1:20.49. Macho Musicled the field through fractions of :22.46 and...
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: American Turf
Stark Contrast wins the American Turf in dominating fashion, Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY–Amerman Racing Stables’ homebredStark Contrastblew pastHoneyDutchat the eighth pole and then held off a late bid fromRemember Mambaby 2 ¼ lengths to win the 35th running of the $1 million American Turf (GI) presented by the United Football League for 3-year-olds Saturday afternoon. Trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by Flavien Prat, Stark Contrast completed the mile and a sixteenth over a firm Matt Winn Turf Course in a stakes-record 1:40.31. It is the fourth win...
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic
Rhetorical takes them gate to wire in the Turf Classic, Jenny Doyle/Past the Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY–Gary Barber,Cheyenne StableandWachtel Stable’s favoredRhetoricalled every step of the way in posting a 3 1/4-length victory in the 40th running of the $1.5 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (GI) for 4-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon. Trained by Will Walden and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., Rhetorical completed the mile and eighth over a firm Matt Winn Turf Course in a stakes-record 1:45.96. It is the fourth victory in the race for Ortiz with previous...
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