Tough Catch wins his debut race July 13 at Saratoga (NYRA/Coglianese)
Churchill Downs Press Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – S.O.K. Racing, Gervais Racing, On Our Own Stable, Sak Stables and Dallas Stewart’s Tough Catch, a tough-luck runner-up in the Bowman Mill Stakes, tops a competitive field of eight 2-year-old sprinters entered in Saturday’s fourth running of the $225,000 Ed Brown Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The Ed Brown Stakes, run at 6 ½ furlongs, is slated as Race 6 on the 12-race Stars of Tomorrow II program, which features an all-2-year-old lineup. The card includes three additional stakes races: the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII), the $400,000 Golden Rod (GII) and the $225,000 Fern Creek. First post is at 1 p.m., with the Ed Brown scheduled for 3:21 p.m.
Trained by his co-owner Stewart, Tough Catch nearly captured the Bowman Mill Stakes in his last start, making a bold move at the eighth pole before finishing a half-length behind Long Neck Paula. The gray son of Complexity will break from the rail in the Ed Brown under jockey Tyler Gaffalione.
The complete field for the Ed Brown Stakes from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):
· Tough Catch (Gaffalione, Stewart)
· Glean (Gerardo Corrales, Wesley Ward)
· El Dandi (Walter Rodriguez, Israel Acevedo)
· Wisconsin Gal (Killian Leonard, Paul McEntee)
· Thrilla (Brian Hernandez Jr., Keith Desormeaux)
· Coming in Hot (Edgar Morales, John Ennis)
· Keep It Easy (Corey Lanerie, Dale Romans)
· Vehemently (Andres Calleja, Michelle Elliott)
