Echo Sound wins the Myrtlewood Oct. 25 at Keeneland (Keeneland Photo)
Churchill Downs Press Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Gabriel Dulgnan’s undefeated Myrtlewood Stakes winner Echo Sound will look to extend her perfect record in next Saturday’s fourth running of the $225,000 Fern Creek Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The 6 ½-furlong contest for 2-year-old fillies is part of the all-juvenile Stars of Tomorrow II program and will be run as Race 10 with a post time of 5:18 p.m. The 12-race card begins at 1 p.m. and features three additional stakes: the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII), the $400,000 Golden Rod (GII) and the $225,000 Ed Brown.
Trained by Rusty Arnold II, Echo Sound is 3-for-3, highlighted by a 2 ½-length victory in the Myrtlewood at Keeneland over fellow Fern Creek entrant Praying. The daughter of Echo Town debuted with a 14-1 upset at Ellis Park on Aug. 3 before notching a hard-fought allowance win at Churchill Downs on Sept. 12. Luis Saez, who guided Echo Sound to her allowance score, will be back aboard for the Fern Creek from the rail.
Watch the full replay as ECHO SOUND puts on the jets in the Myrtlewood! pic.twitter.com/PFLBDIKb7R
— Keeneland Racing (@keenelandracing) October 25, 2024
Among Echo Sound’s challengers is Morplay Racing’s Shisospicy, who turned heads with a stunning 16 ¼-length debut victory at Gulfstream Park. Trained by Jose D’Angelo, the daughter of Mitole dominated her six-furlong maiden special weight race under Paco Lopez, who retains the mount and will break from post 4.
The field for the Fern Creek Stakes from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):
· Echo Sound (Saez, Arnold)
· Atomic City (Ben Curtis, Eddie Kenneally)
· Hollygrove (Florent Geroux, Whit Beckman)
· Shisospicy (Lopez, D’Angelo)4
· Praying (John Velazquez, Robbie Medina)
· Cotillard (Isaias Ayala, Luis Seglin)
· Shezafunkydrummer (Gerardo Corrales, Larry Rivelli)
· Rosato (Edgar Morales, John Ennis)
· Impulse Buy (Tyler Gaffalione, Rodolphe Brisset)
· Me Governor (Rafael Bejarano, Carlos David)
· Viral Plane Lady (Julio Felix, Rogelio Labra)
