Therapist After 10th Stakes Win in Louisville Stakes

Michael Dubb's Therapist , a recent grade 2 winner and nine-time stakes winner, headlines a field of 11 turf marathoners in the $225,000 Louisville Stakes (G3T) May 20 at Churchill Downs.

The 1 1/2-mile Louisville is the finale on the 11-race card Saturday with a post time of 5:58 p.m. ET.

Therapist, a former $50,000 claim by Dubb and trainer Mike Maker, defeated stablemate and fellow Louisville entrant Bay Street Money  last time out in the April 1 Pan American Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream Park. The 8-year-old gelded son of Freud   raced for a good portion of his career under the care of trainer Christophe Clement, winning eight stakes for him from 2017-20. Therapist was claimed for $80,000 in September by trainer George Weaver and subsequently claimed by trainer Martin Drexler before Maker's claim in January. 

Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. will have the mount on the veteran, who carries highweight of 123 pounds, five pounds more than all of his rivals.

Maker previously won the Louisville in 2013 with Dark Cove .

Bay Street Money, owned by Sanford Goldfarb, finished just three-quarters of a length behind Therapist in the Pan American when he was outkicked by his stablemate. Rey Gutierrez rides Saturday.

Other classy entrants include Stuart Janney III's multiple graded stakes-placed Limited Liability , Brookdale Racing's 2022 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) winner Tiz the Bomb , and Team Block's graded stakes winner Another Mystery .