Rattle N Roll Looks to End Year-Long Winless Drought

Lucky Seven Stable's classy 3-year-old colt Rattle N Roll  achieved grade 1 glory in last year's $500,000 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity and will attempt to find the winner's circle for the first time since that feat in the July 2 $200,000 American Derby at Churchill Downs.

The 1 1/16-mile American Derby was originally scheduled on turf but will now be run on the main track. 

Trained by Kenny McPeek, Rattle N Roll recently finished third in the $225,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3). The chestnut son of Connect   scored a 4 1/4-length win in the Oct. 9 Breeders' Futurity under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. 

Other top contenders in the American Derby include WinStar Farm and Siena Farm's recent allowance winner Kuchar  and $200,000 Audubon Stakes winner Kitodan .

Wicked Halo Looking to Build on Recent Win

Winchell Thoroughbreds' recent $160,000 Leslie's Lady Overnight Stakes winner Wicked Halo  headlines a field of seven 3-year-old fillies that were entered in Saturday's $200,000 Tepin Stakes at Churchill Downs.

The one-mile Tepin, which was originally scheduled for the turf, will now be run on the main track.

Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Wicked Halo scored a 2 3/4-length victory three weeks ago in the Leslie's Lady under leading rider Tyler Gaffalione. The gray daughter ofGun Runner   also won last year's $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G2). 

Other accomplished fillies that entered the Tepin are Juddmonte's recent 3 1/4-length allowance optional claiming winner Patna , Randy Patterson's multiple stakes-placed, stakes-winning Verylittlecents , and Susan Moulton's $200,000 Rags to Riches Stakes winner Sandstone .



Bango Eyes Another Churchill Win

Tamaroak Partners' Bango , a seven-time winner at Churchill Downs, headlines a field of nine sprinters that were entered in the 6 1/2-furlong $160,000 Kelly's Landing Overnight Stakes.

Trained by Greg Foley, Bango is one of only 27 documented horses to win at least seven starts at Churchill Downs. With a victory in the Kelly's Landing, the 5-year-old son of Congrats  would join Athenium, Bet On Sunshine, Canela, Crown Lease, Lord Rusty, Maxxed, and Paden as eight-time winners at Churchill Downs. Ready's Rocket is the all-time win leader beneath the historic Twin Spires with 11 wins followed by Barrister Siv, Can'tholdmeback, and Herreno with nine. 

Bango enters the Kelly's Landing following a 2 1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Aristides. Bango surprised many gamblers in the Aristides at odds of 10-1 but Foley was not one of them.

"I couldn't believe he paid that much. He ran one bad race this year and his record at Churchill Downs wasn't hidden by any means," Foley joked. 

Bango will once again be ridden by Gaffalione, who was aboard for his win in the Aristides.

Also entered in the Kelly's Landing is last year's $2 million Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) winner Aloha West . Owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trained by Wayne Catalano, Aloha West has not found the winner's circle since his 11-1 upset win in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. Aloha West made his first start of the year in the $750,000 Churchill Downs Stakes Presented by Ford (G1) where he finished third behind Jackie's Warrior  and Reinvestment Risk . In his last start, Aloha West stretched out to one mile in the $1 million Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1) but was a well-beaten fourth behind Flightline 's romping six-length victory. 

Entries: American Derby

Churchill Downs, Saturday, July 02, 2022, Race 7

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Dirt
• $200,000
• 3 yo
• 3:55 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Fowler Blue (CA)	Sonny Leon	118	Doug F. O'Neill	15/1
2	2Jr's Gift (KY)	Thiago Canuto	118	Hugo Andrade	30/1
3	3Search Engine (KY)	Edgar Morales	118	Thomas M. Amoss	12/1
4	4Kitodan (KY)	Gerardo Corrales	118	Eric N. Foster	12/1
5	5McLaren Vale (KY)	Luis Saez	118	Rodolphe Brisset	4/1
6	6Double Clutch (KY)	Corey J. Lanerie	118	George R. Arnold, II	6/1
7	7Red Run (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	118	Steven M. Asmussen	5/1
8	8Kuchar (KY)	Florent Geroux	118	Rodolphe Brisset	5/1
9	9Rattle N Roll (KY)	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	118	Kenneth G. McPeek	3/1
10	10War Campaign (KY)	Colby J. Hernandez	118	Philip A. Sims	15/1
11	11O P Firecracker (KY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	118	Robert Medina	10/1

Entries: Tepin S.

Churchill Downs, Saturday, July 02, 2022, Race 6

• STK
• 1m
• Dirt
• $200,000
• 3 yo Fillies
• 3:23 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Heartyconstitution (PA)	Luis Saez	118	Joe Sharp	7/2
2	2Patna (KY)	Florent Geroux	118	Brad H. Cox	3/1
3	3Verylittlecents (KY)	Jon Kenton Court	118	Randy L. Morse	8/1
4	4Wicked Halo (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	118	Steven M. Asmussen	9/5
5	5Zawish (KY)	Edgar Morales	118	Helen Pitts	10/1
6	6Runaway Wife (KY)	Julien R. Leparoux	118	Kenneth G. McPeek	6/1
7	7Sandstone (KY)	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	118	Wayne M. Catalano	8/1

Entries: Kelly's Landing Overnight S.

Churchill Downs, Saturday, July 02, 2022, Race 9

• STK
• 6 1/2f
• Dirt
• $160,000
• 3 yo's & up
• 5:16 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Awesome Gerry (KY)	Gerardo Corrales	123	Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.	8/1
2	2Heart Rhythm (KY)	Geovanni Franco	123	Trisha Vance Duncan	15/1
3	3Kneedeepinsnow (KY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	123	Matt A. Shirer	8/1
4	4Aloha West (MD)	Joel Rosario	123	Wayne M. Catalano	2/1
5	5Bango (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	123	Gregory D. Foley	5/2
6	6Bob's Edge (KY)	Gabriel Saez	125	J. Larry Jones	6/1
7	7Startdfromdabottom (OH)	Rafael Bejarano	123	John Ennis	30/1
8	8A C Expressway (KY)	Florent Geroux	123	Norm W. Casse	12/1
9	9Miles Ahead (KY)	Joseph Talamo	123	Paul J. McGee	6/1