Nobals Pursues Second Victory in G2 Twin Spires Turf Sprint

Nobals wins the 2023 edition of the Turf Sprint (Daniella Ricci/Past The Wire)

Churchill Downs Press Release

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Patricia’s Hope’s Nobals, the stakes-record holder and winner of the 2023 edition of the Twin Spires Turf Sprint (GII) Presented by Accenture, tops a field of 12 entered for the $600,000 race for 3-year-olds and up going 5 ½ furlongs on the Matt Winn Turf Course.

Trained by Larry Rivelli, Nobals is 2-for-2 over the Churchill Downs grass course including the 1:02.45 clocking in the 2023 Turf Sprint victory. Winner of the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Nobals will be ridden by Gerardo Corrales from post 3.

The field for the Twin Spires Turf Sprint (Race 7, 2:38 p.m. post):

1. Coppola (Manny Franco, Dale Romans)
2. Ambivalent (Juan Hernandez, Mike Maker)
3. Nobals (Gerardo Corrales, Larry Rivelli)
4. One Timer (E.T. Baird, Larry Rivelli)
5. Arrest Me Red (Corey Lanerie, Wesley Ward)
6. Run Carson (John Velazquez, Kelsey Danner)
7. Think Big (Ben Curtis, Mike Stidham)
8. Rogue Lightning (IRE) (Flavien Prat, Tom Clover)
9. Boss Sully (Luis Saez, Brian Koriner)
10. Unconquerable Keen (IRE) (Umberto Rispoli, Phil D’Amato)
11. Eamonn (Edgard Zayas, Joe Orseno)
12. Mischievous Rogue (Chris Emigh, Brittany Vanden Berg)