Calumet's Running Bee Generates Buzz in Commonwealth

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Photo: Keeneland/Coady Photography
Running Bee wins an allowance race at Keeneland

Calumet Farm's impressive 5 1/4-length allowance winner Running Bee  is the 3-1 morning line favorite in a field of 11 3-year-olds entered in the $300,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs.

Trained by Chad Brown, the improving Running Bee cruised to a maiden-breaking score Aug. 10 at Saratoga Race Course when he circled past eight rivals to win by 3 3/4 lengths under jockey Manny Franco. Following an unsuccessful try at Kentucky Downs in the Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby (G3T), the son of English Channel  returned to allowance company at Keeneland where he easily defeated nine rivals in a front-running score under jockey Tyler Gaffalione. That rider once again has the call from post 3.

Fellow Brown trainee Portfolio Company , a graded-placed colt for Klaravich Stables, is among the other contenders in a closely matched field, pegged at odds of 4-1.

Other horses listed at odds of 8-1 or less include stakes winners Ready to Purrform  (7-2), Play Action Pass  (5-1), and Stolen Base  (8-1).

Rain is forecast in the Louisville area Sunday, closing day of the fall meet at Churchill Downs, suggesting the 1 1/16-mile Commonwealth could be run on a damp course or, if heavy rain falls, be moved to the main track. Sunday's program will get underway at 1 p.m. ET and feature mandatory payouts in all wagers, including the 20-cent Derby City 6 Jackpot.

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Entries: Commonwealth Turf S. (G3T)

Churchill Downs, Sunday, November 27, 2022, Race 11

  • Grade IIIT
  • 1 1/16m
  • Turf
  • $300,000
  • 3 yo
  • 5:56 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Stolen Base (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis Saez 123 Michael J. Maker 8/1
2 2Trademark (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Martin Garcia 118 Victoria H. Oliver 20/1
3 3Running Bee (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 118 Chad C. Brown 3/1
4 4Play Action Pass (KY) Edgar Morales 120 Robert Medina 5/1
5 5Mount Rundle (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joseph Talamo 118 Michelle Nihei 12/1
6 6Ready to Purrform (KY) Ricardo Santana, Jr. 123 Brad H. Cox 7/2
7 7Actuator (KY) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 118 Michael W. McCarthy 15/1
8 8Fighter in the Win (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Gerardo Corrales 118 Michael J. Maker 12/1
9 9Portfolio Company (KY) Florent Geroux 118 Chad C. Brown 4/1
10 10Red Danger (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julien R. Leparoux 118 Brian A. Lynch 20/1
11 11Barberini (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Vincent Cheminaud 118 Arnaud Delacour 15/1