Kirk and Judy Robison's two-time grade 1 winner Jackie's Warrior headlines a loaded field of a dozen 3-year-olds May 1 in the Pat Day Mile Presented by LG&E and KU (G2) at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, the son of Maclean's Music won his first four starts at 2, including daylight victories in the Saratoga Special Stakes Presented by Miller Lite (G2), Runhappy Hopeful Stakes (G1), and Champagne Stakes (G1), before closing out his freshman season with a fourth behind Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) favorite Essential Quality in the TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1). He finished third in his only start of 2021, the Feb. 27 Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.
Joel Rosario rides from post 3.
Godolphin's homebred Prevalence leaves post 5 with Tyler Gaffalione up. Trained by Brendan Walsh, the Medaglia d'Oro colt looks to rebound off a sixth in the April 3 Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack after impressing with back-to-back maiden and allowance scores at Gulfstream Park.
Chasing his first career stakes score for Exline-Border Racing, SAF Racing, Richard Hausman, and Stonestreet Stables and trainer Peter Eurton is Dream Shake . The Twirling Candy colt was third at Santa Anita Park in the March 6 San Felipe Stakes (G2) and April 3 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1). Flavien Prat rides from post 8.
Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 01, 2021, Race 8Entries: Pat Day Mile S. presented by LG&E and KU (G2)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Three Two Zone (KY)
Kendrick Carmouche
118
Marya K. Montoya
30/1
2
2Ultimate Badger (KY)
Joseph Talamo
118
Dale L. Romans
12/1
3
3Jackie's Warrior (KY)
Joel Rosario
122
Steven M. Asmussen
3/1
4
4Defunded (KY)
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
118
Bob Baffert
6/1
5
5Prevalence (KY)
Tyler Gaffalione
118
Brendan P. Walsh
6/1
6
6Starrininmydreams (KY)
Luis Saez
118
Dallas Stewart
5/1
7
7Whiskey Double (KY)
Ricardo Santana, Jr.
118
Steven M. Asmussen
12/1
8
8Dream Shake (KY)
Flavien Prat
118
Peter Eurton
7/2
9
9Sittin On Go (KY)
Corey J. Lanerie
118
Dale L. Romans
20/1
10
10Dreamer's Disease (KY)
David Cohen
118
Robertino Diodoro
20/1
11
11Noble Reflection (KY)
John R. Velazquez
118
Richard Baltas
15/1
12
12Joe Frazier (KY)
Florent Geroux
118
Brad H. Cox
12/1