James Miller's multiple graded stakes-winning filly Lovely Bernadette leads a field of 11 fillies and mares that were entered for the $100,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap (G3) June 9 at Churchill Downs.
Recently transferred to the care of trainer Bernie Flint from Jimmy DiVito, Lovely Bernadette (16-7-0-3; $509,579) reeled off three consecutive victories to close her 2017 campaign in the Sept. 6 Indiana Grand Stakes, Oct. 20 Valley View (G3) at Keeneland and Nov. 24 Mrs. Revere (G2) at Churchill.
The daughter of Wilburn began her 4-year-old campaign slowly with disappointing efforts in the March 10 Hillsborough Stakes (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs and April 14 Jenny Wiley (G1) at Keeneland but will attempt to give Flint his second victory in the Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap. Flint won the race in 2014 with Honey Hues.
Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 09, 2018, Race 11Entries: Old Forester Mint Julep H. (G3T)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Res Ipsa (KY)
Declan Cannon
117
Ian R. Wilkes
7/2
2
2Red Dane (ITY)
Gabriel Saez
113
Charles Lopresti
15/1
3
3Lovely Bernadette (KY)
Corey J. Lanerie
119
Bernard S. Flint
3/1
4
4Celestial Insight (KY)
Joseph Rocco, Jr.
116
H. Graham Motion
4/1
5
5Inchargeofme (GB)
Adam Beschizza
115
Charles Lopresti
20/1
6
6Sully's Dream (KY)
Jack Gilligan
116
John Alexander Ortiz
4/1
7
7Ministry (AR)
Edgar Morales
114
Jaime N. Gonzalez
20/1
8
8Youngest Daughter (KY)
Jon Kenton Court
114
Victoria H. Oliver
20/1
9
9Dubara (GB)
Calvin H. Borel
115
Brendan P. Walsh
20/1
10
10Inveniam Viam (LA)
James Graham
115
William B. Bradley
8/1
11
11Victory to Victory (FL)
Shaun Bridgmohan
117
Mark E. Casse
10/1