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Rattle N Roll rolling through the wire in the Pimlico Special. (Barbara Singer/Past The Wire)
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Lucky Seven Stable’s five-time graded stakes winner Rattle N Roll leads a competitive field of nine older horses that entered Saturday’s 10thrunning of the $500,000 Lukas Classic (Grade II) at Churchill Downs.
Run at 1 1/8 miles, the Lukas Classic will go as Race 10 of 11 with a post time of 5:26 p.m. (all times Eastern). Saturday’s stellar program from Churchill Downs also will feature the $400,000 Ack Ack (GIII) – a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event for the Dirt Mile (GI) and the $200,000 Jefferson Cup. First post is 12:45 p.m.
In the Lukas Classic, Rattle N Roll will attempt to rebound from his sixth-place finish in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (GI) as the 8-5 favorite. Prior to that race, Rattle N Roll finished just a half-length behind West Will Power in the Stephen Foster (GI). As a 3-year-old, Rattle N Roll tallied victories in the American Derby, St. Louis Derby and Oklahoma Derby (GIII). Now age 4, the Kenny McPeek-trained son of Connect sports victories in the Ben Ali (GIII), Pimlico Special (GIII) and Blame (GIII). Rattle N Roll will break from post No. 4 in the Lukas Classic under regular rider Brian Hernandez Jr.
Among Rattle N Roll’s competition in the Lukas Classic is Lothenbach Stables’ Stephen Foster third-place finisher Happy American; RRR Racing’s Grade III winner Clapton and Elttaes Stable’s Longacres Mile winner Five Star General.
Here is the complete field for the Lukas Classic
1. Happy American (James Graham, Neil Pessin)
2. Clapton (Cristian Torres, Chad Summers)
3. Warrant (Florent Geroux, Brad Cox)
4. Rattle N Roll (Hernandez, McPeek)
5. Trademark (Martin Garcia, Vicki Oliver)
6. Blue Devil (Ricardo Santana Jr., Jeff Hiles)
7. Whelen Springs (Jose Ferrer, Lindsay Schultz)
8. Five Star General (Corey Lanerie, Grant Forster)
9. Americanrevolution (Tyler Gaffalione, Todd Pletcher).
Fans can wager on all the action from Churchill Downs on www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated. The Lukas Classic, along with every race from Churchill Downs, will be broadcast on FanDuel TV or the FanDuel TV+ app.
