West Saratoga, Society Man Return in Matt Winn

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West Saratoga wins the 2023 Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs

With summer fast approaching, the $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs June 9 will feature 10 sophomores looking to see where they fit within their division, including Kentucky Derby (G1) longshots West Saratoga  and Society Man .

The field's lone graded winner, Harry Veruchi's West Saratoga should appreciate the class relief following his 12th-place finish in the May 4 Derby. The son of Exaggerator  has earned just shy of a half-million dollars.

Society Man shocked the world when second at odds of 106-1 in the April 6 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack, but could not repeat the effort when 16th in the Derby. The Matt Winn should give owners Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, West Paces Racing, GMP Stables, and Carl and Yurie Pascarella a better idea where the Good Magic   gelding belongs.

Godolphin homebred Nash  has been unsuccessful in three stakes attempts at the 1 1/16-mile distance and is cross-entered for the seven-furlong Woody Stephens Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course June 8.

Maccabee Farm's homebred Ohio-bred Who Dey  was undefeated at 2 and has run solidly at the stakes level this year, most recently finishing fourth behind eventual Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey  in the May 4 Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2).

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The Matt Winn is race 8 with post time at 4:22 p.m. ET.


Entries: Matt Winn S. (G3)

Churchill Downs, Sunday, June 09, 2024, Race 8

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $400,000
  • 3 yo
  • 4:22 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 Northern Flame (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 118 Kenneth G. McPeek -
2 Who Dey (OH) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 118 Thomas Drury, Jr. -
3 Scatify (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 118 John W. Sadler -
4 West Saratoga (KY) Jesus Lopez Castanon 118 Larry W. Demeritte -
5 Rocketeer (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 118 Brad H. Cox -
6 Nash (KY) Florent Geroux 118 Brad H. Cox -
7 Society Man (KY) Corey J. Lanerie 118 Danny Gargan -
8 Mighty Message (KY) Cristian A. Torres 118 Thomas M. Amoss -
9 Next Level (KY) Jareth Loveberry 118 J. Keith Desormeaux -
10 Luna Tap (KY) Luan Machado 118 Doug F. O'Neill -

Four races earlier in the $175,000 Leslie's Lady Overnight Stakes, Stonestreet Stables' Emery  returns to stakes action for the first time since being defeated as the favorite in the Frizette Stakes (G1) last October.


Entries: Leslie's Lady Overnight S.

Churchill Downs, Sunday, June 09, 2024, Race 4

  • STK
  • 7f
  • Dirt
  • $175,000
  • 3 yo Fillies
  • 2:13 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 Blue Squall (KY) Cristian A. Torres 118 Randy L. Morse -
2 Charlene's Dream (TX) Evin A. Roman 118 Ed Moger, Jr. -
3 Moonlit Lady (KY) Ricardo Santana, Jr. 118 Fausto Gutierrez -
4 Pink Lady Lu Sha (KY) James Graham 118 Elias Lopez -
5 Legadema (KY) Martin Garcia 118 Philip A. Bauer -
6 Tambo (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 118 Peter Eurton -
7 Emery (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 118 Brad H. Cox -